This is Tyler Glasnow, starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays.
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This is Cillian Murphy, the star of Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster Oppenheimer.
Image: Universal Pictures
They are not the same person.
No, actually these are different people.
Over the Barbenheimer weekend, Glasnow had one of his best starts to the 2023 season, clearly prepared for the festivities when he wasn’t splitting time on the red carpet. Against the Baltimore Orioles on July 20, he pitched seven innings, allowing three runs (only two earned) and striking out nine batters against zero walks allowed, including this one on a foul breaking ball in the first inning.
It was his first start all season without a batter walked, and his third-highest strikeout total of the year, as he cut his ERA to 3.62.
Unfortunately for Glasnow, the Rays lost 4-3 to the Orioles after he left the game Oppenheimer lost against Barbie in arguably the biggest box office weekend ever. But “both” Glasnow and Murphy can be satisfied with their strong runner-up performances.