CLEVELAND -- They look alike if you squint. Or better yet, if you don’t.

Should Stephen Vogt need a stunt double for the (currently non-existent) movie about the Cleveland Guardians -- or just someone to deliver bad news on his behalf -- his new bench coach , Tony Arnerich, kinda/sorta looks the part.

“That was the whole reason we brought him in was so that we could confuse people,” Vogt deadpanned Friday in a Zoom call with reporters. “We’ve been getting jokes before we even met, that we looked similar, and don't think that didn't go into some of the thought process.”

Among the things that actually went into the thought process, as Vogt sought a new bench coach and a new field coordinator after the departures of Craig Albernaz (Orioles manager) and Kai Correa (Mets bench coach), was

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