On friday, I posted a thank you message to Ryan Fitzgerald with a photo attached. Only problem, thats not a photo of Ryan Fitzgerald, its a photo of James Outman. Nobody noticed or called me out. Ryan Fitzgerald is the guy on the right.

16 comments

1. 

2. 

3. He also was DFAd I thought, so not necessarily leaving the Twins system.

4. They’re just both such beautiful handsome boys. Easy mistake.

5. 

6. In all fairness, I don’t know what anybody on the roster looks like anymore.

   This was close enough for me not to question it.

7. Twin brothers of different mothers.

8. lol I noticed I just didn’t want to be a jackass. They do look shockingly alike, however.

9. They look so similar, people that know Fitzgerald personally probably thought, yeah, that’s a photo of him.

10. I knew

11. Mods, send this man to the moon for defrauding us.

12. I’m to remember every man I’ve seen ~~fall into a plate of spaghetti~~ play outfield for the Twins?!?

13. That’s not actually Ryan Fitzgerald, that’s his identical twin, Bryan Fitzgerald.

14. Okay cool

15. FanGraphs’ Effectively Wild podcast did a tidbit last week in Ep. 2421 about these doppelgängers. Even coaches were mixing them up, so you’re not alone!

16. I believe you. I’ll always believe you