SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Giants prospect Ryan Howard is used to getting letters that include cards for the other Ryan Howard, but two years ago, the mixup was taken to extreme levels.
Howard was playing a minor league game in Stockton when an autograph-seeker actually walked up and handed him a card for the former National League MVP. The two are both from the St. Louis area, but other than that they have little in common but their name.
“I kind of looked at it and laughed,” said Howard, the young infielder. “And then I handed it back to him.