They were locker mates at Safeco Field as early as 2010.
They sit near each other nightly at the Rogers Centre before and after home games.
They were born in 1986, 17 days apart.
And in the revamped, new-look Blue Jays lineup, they hit back-to-back the first two games of the weekend series against the Minnesota Twins.
Unwanted in the Seattle Mariners lineup, Justin Smoak and Michael Saunders are key contributors to what remains of the most dominant offence in baseball.
Saunders was promoted from triple-A Tacoma to Seattle, making his debut against the Cleveland Indians on July 25, 2009.