Two men have the same name, pitch in minor league baseball in the United States, and look alike. However, the two doppelgangers are not related.
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The two 6ft 4in tall men are redheaded, wear glasses and their names are Brady Feigl. They realized the existence of their namesake in 2015. Also, they injured their shoulder a few months apart and it was the same doctor who performed their surgery.
“The specialist called our trainer to ask if I would come in for my surgery the next day,” Brady Feigl told The Sun newspaper. He replied that it had been six months since I had her and that’s how I knew we were two.
In 2017, Bradley Gregory Feigl’s baseball team, then 22, sent birthday wishes to Bradley Matthew Feigl, five years his senior.
After being confused for years, they took a DNA test that showed no relationship between them.
“We’re still brothers in a way,” the eldest of the two athletes told The Sun. We will always be Brady Feigl.”
According to the journal Cell Reports, there are several unrelated look-alikes around the world. A study of 32 pairs of people who look alike, published in August, shows they may share genetic similarities even if they’re not relatives.