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Max Muncy is facing Max Muncy on Tuesday night.
No, this isn't an internal battle. It's the series everyone has been waiting for. Los Angeles Dodgers against the (formerly Oakland) Athletics. One Muncy vs. another.
Yep, there really are two MLB players named Muncy.
They're both healthy, which makes this a quirkily exciting time on the diamond for these two guys with a lot in common, beyond just their name.
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Is Dodgers' Max Muncy related to A's Max Muncy?
This is about the only thing the two don't have in common -- a family tree.
The Dodgers' Max Muncy isn't related to the Athletics' Max Muncy.
To be fair, this checks out. Would a family give two boys born in the same generation the same exact name? Nope.
2 MLB Max Muncys have so much in common
The odds of all these commonalities are crazy.
The first is this: Both MLB players named Max Muncy were drafted by the Oakland Athletics. There's essentially a 1-in-30 chance of that.
The second is this: They were both born on August 25, albeit 12 years apart. Yep, they share a birthday. The odds of that are, in concept, 1-in-365.
You're looking at a 1-in-10,950 chance just that Muncy and Muncy were born on the same date and drafted by the same MLB team.
That doesn't account for the fact that they also had to become talented enough to play professional baseball, and then in this case make it to the major leagues.
What is Max Muncy's full name?
The Max Muncy who plays for the Dodgers is officially Maxwell Steven Muncy.
The Max Muncy who plays for the Athletics is Maxwell Price Muncy.
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