Brady Feigl refers to two baseball players who share remarkable coincidences with each other. Both men not only share the same name, but look similar to one another, as well as being the same height as each other, at 6 feet 4 inches. Both men had never met another person with their surname. They are both pitchers for their respective teams, and have had Tommy John surgery performed by the same doctor. When meeting each other, they took a DNA test to see if they were related to one another. Despite their near identical appearance, they were not related, however by another coincidence, both Feigls had 53% German ancestry.

Brady Matthew Feigl

Brady Matthew Feigl (born December 27, 1990) is an American

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left-handed

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for the

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of the

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. Feigl attended

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. Feigl played

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at Mount St. Mary's University from 2009 to 2012. He missed his junior year in 2011 due to a torn labrum.

Atlanta Braves

A year after graduating college, Feigl signed with the

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as an

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in October 2013 after he impressed a Braves scout at Mount St. Mary's Scout Day. Feigl was signed that year as a free agent by Braves' scout Gene Kerns. He made his professional debut in 2014 with the

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and after pitching to a 3.50 ERA in innings, was promoted to the

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where he went 3–2 with a 2.05 ERA in 22 innings. In 2015, the Braves invited Feigl to

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, where he competed for a spot on the opening day roster. Though he spent most of spring training in minor league camp, Feigl was viewed as having a good chance of making the team, due to the release of James Russell. Feigl instead began the 2015 season with the

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, where he injured his elbow in his Triple–A debut against the

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on April 10. Eleven days later, Feigl underwent

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, performed by James Andrews, causing him to miss all of the 2015 season. He pitched in only six games in 2016, three with the

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and three with the

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Texas Rangers

On December 8, 2016, the Braves traded Feigl and

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to the Texas Rangers for Luke Jackson. In 2017, he began the season with the

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and was later promoted to the

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, posting a combined 4–1 record and 3.81 ERA in 59 innings pitched between both teams. In 2018 Feigl split the season between Frisco and the

Round Rock Express The Round Rock Express are a Minor League Baseball team of the Pacific Coast League (PCL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. They are located in Round Rock, Texas, and play their home games at the Dell Diamond. The team is named ...

, posting a combined 6–1 record, 1.53 ERA, with 37 strikeouts in innings pitched. Feigl received a non-roster invitation to 2019 major-league spring training and was assigned to the

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of the Triple-A

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for the 2019 season. He went 2–0 with a 3.13 ERA in just 23 innings between Nashville and the

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, due to non-disclosed injuries.

San Diego Padres

On December 12, 2019, Feigl was selected by the

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in the minor league phase of the 2019 Rule 5 draft. Feigl did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

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. Feigl did not appear for a Padres affiliate in 2021 due to injury and elected free agency on November 7, 2021 without having appeared in a game for the Padres organization.

Long Island Ducks

On March 17, 2022, Feigl signed with the

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of the

. Feigl made 9 appearances for Long Island in 2022, posting a 1.17 ERA with 8 strikeouts in 7.2 innings pitched. He became a free agent following the season.

Frederick Atlantic League Team

On April 18, 2023, Feigl signed with the unnamed Frederick Atlantic League Team in the

. In 16 appearances for Frederick, he registered a 6.28 ERA with 20 strikeouts in innings of work. On June 10, Feigl was released by the team.

Lexington Counter Clocks

On June 13, 2023, Feigl signed with the

of the

Brady Gregory Feigl

Brady Gregory Feigl (born November 27, 1995) is an American

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who is a free agent. He graduated from

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and played for the

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team. Like the other Brady Feigl, he had

in 2015, also performed by James Andrews. Feigl was drafted by the

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in the 5th round, with the 143rd overall selection, of the

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. He split his first professional season between the Low–A

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and the Single–A

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. In 11 combined appearances (8 starts), Feigl registered a 1.73 ERA with 34 strikeouts in 26.0 innings of work. Feigl spent the 2019 season with the High–A

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, making 27 appearances (25 starts) and logging a 5–11 record and 4.42 ERA with 119 strikeouts across innings pitched. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the

. Feigl began the 2021 season with the Double–A

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, posting a 7–7 record and 3.96 ERA with 106 strikeouts in innings pitched. He was promoted to the Triple–A

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late in the year, and made 5 starts for the team, going 1–2 with an 8.55 ERA and 17 strikeouts across 20.0 innings of work. Feigl did not pitch in a game in 2022 after missing the season due to an undisclosed injury. After not making an appearance in 2023, he was released by the Athletics organization on June 14, 2023.

References

External links

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers bio
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