Ryan Howard gets a good laugh when he sees some of the baseball cards fans send him to autograph.
That's because they don't picture Ryan Avery Howard, the 24-year-old minor league shortstop in the San Francisco Giants organization. Instead, they feature Ryan James Howard, the burly MVP slugger who played 13 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies and retired after 2016.
The two don't look anything alike. For starters, one is white and the other is black.
"I just laugh about it with the guys and make a joke," the Giants infielder said Sunday.
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Besides having the same name, both Howards are from the St.