According to a recent edit on his Wikipedia page, Steve Pearce is the new mayor of Los Angeles. He is also a U.S. congressman and candidate to be the next governor of New Mexico.
No, seriously though.
The Red Sox first baseman and World Series MVP shares his name with Rep. Steve Pearce, a fourth-term New Mexico Republican, who is his party’s nominee in the state’s gubernatorial election next Tuesday.
While the 35-year-old MLB journeyman was delivering pivotal, clutch hits in Los Angeles over the weekend, the 71-year-old 2nd District representative (who admittedly spells his full name, Stevan, differently) was touring the Land of Enchantment on a campaign bus.