Brother Vs. Brother

S. Samek

Its a battle as old as recorded history itself. Cain vs. Abel and many more started the trend of brothers competing head to head for something.

So flash forward to 2019 and we finally have a brother vs. brother match-up at the MLB level.

Thursday September 5th ,2019 the Pirates and Marlins were a part of this historical feat. The first brother to face his sibling in a Major League debut as a pitcher vs. batter combination.

Brian Moran of the Marlins was the pitcher making his big league debut. The hitter was Colin , the Pirates infielder.

Brian is older at 30 to Colin at 26. Yet Colin has been playing the past to seasons in Pittsburgh, while Brian has bounced around a little bit in the minors and had to have Tommy John surgery.

They matched up in the bottom of the fourth inning. Older brother got the best of younger brother has Brian struck out Colin and then went on to finish a scoreless inning.

This is such a unique ,but cool thing to happen. I can’t imagine facing off your brother in a major league game. its impressive that they were both able to make it and it should be a moment they both can savor.