Baseball fans suspect foul play as Michael Grove is asked to change his pants mid-game: "MLB needs to investigate"

Michael Grove was at the receiving end of a bizarre request by the umpires during Monday night’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Toronto Blue Jays. Grove was asked to change his pants mid-game, which garnered the wrong kind of attention from fans.

Grove started for the Los Angeles Dodgers and ruled through four innings. He allowed only two hits and struck out six.

What seemed to be his best performance this season was cut short when the umpire asked him to get his pants changed before the fifth inning.

Jomboy Media’s Twitter post about this incident took the internet by storm:

“Looks like Michael Grove changed pants between the fourth and fifth innings. He gave up four hits and the game-tying run in the fifth, then got pulled” – the post read.

Some MLB fans didn’t think twice before labeling Grove a cheater:

“MLB needs to investigate. Dodgers cheating factory,” one fan said.

“He shut down the Os as well, I'm gonna go loose cannon and call him a cheater,” another fan commented.

The stark difference in Michael Grove’s performance before and after the outfit change

There was a major difference in Michael Grove’s performance against the Blue Jays before and after changing his pants.

Fans speculated that a sticky substance might have been present on the pitcher’s pants which helped him deliver his best performance of the season. However, once he changed, the substance was gone, which caused a decline in his performance.

Michael Grove has struggled this season with a 6.40 ERA. It remains to be seen if the MLB investigates the matter.