Did Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber homer twice off the mayor of Schitt’s Creek?

Merrill Kelly is a late bloomer, not reaching the big leagues until at age 30 he became a fixture in the Arizona Diamondbacks starting rotation as a rookie.

Chris Elliott didn’t achieve leading man status as a comedic actor until at age 30 he displayed unbridled rambunctious energy in the comedy series “Get a Life!�

Kelly has gotten progressively better, going 25-16 with a sparkling 3.34 earned-run average over 63 starts the last two years and helping the Diamondbacks to the National League Championship Series this week.

Elliott also enjoyed progressively memorable and hilarious roles, as Nathaniel Mayweather in “Cabin Boy,� Woogie in “There’s Something About Mary,� and Rollin Schitt as the mayor of “Schitt’s Creek.�

Sports

NLCS: Kyle Schwarber homers twice as Phillies power past Diamondbacks in Game 2

Kyle Schwarber hit two homers, and the Philadelphia Phillies pounded the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-0 on Tuesday for a 2-0 lead in the NLCS.

Oct. 17, 2023

Their parallel career arcs are nothing compared to their similar looks. They are doppelgangers, dead ringers with basset hound eyes a signature feature.

Kelly, 35, could be the son of Elliott, 63, or could be Elliott himself when he played Larry in “Groundhog Day� in 1993.

In Game 2 of the NLCS on Tuesday, Kelly set out to bedevil the Phillies the way Elliott infuriates Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy) in Schitt’s Creek.

But, alas, Kelly was up Schitt’s Creek sans paddle. Kyle Schwarber homered twice and Trea Turner once off him and the Phillies romped 10-0 to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Other MLB players and actor lookalikes:

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow, left, after getting hit hard Sept. 16 in Baltimore. Cillian Murphy poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Oppenheimer’ on July 13 in London.

(Julio Cortez / Associated Press; Scott Garfitt / Invision / Associated Press)

Tyler Glasnow and Cillian Murphy: Tampa Bay Rays flamethrower Glasnow more closely resembles Murphy’s turn as Tommy Shelby in the early years of “Peaky Blinders� than his brilliant depiction of Robert Oppenheimer this year. High cheekbones and steely expressions unite them even though Glasnow is 6 feet 8 while Murphy is under 5-8.

San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb, left, after being relieved during the second inning against the Washington Nationals on July 22. Jesse Plemons poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film “Killers of the Flower Moon� at Cannes in France on May 20.

(Alex Brandon / Associated Press; PVianney Le Caer / Invision / Associated Press)

Logan Webb and Jesse Plemons: Their round, pleasingly plump faces belie an intensity and attention to detail that enables them to excel at their crafts. Webb completed his third year as the San Francisco Giants’ certified ace, and Plemons received an Oscar nomination for best actor in a supporting role for playing the plainspoken yet calculated brother of Benedict Cumberbatch in “The Power of the Dog.� He played a similar character in “Breaking Bad.�

Comedian Pete Davidson, left, attends the premiere of “Big Time Adolescence� in March 2020, in New York. Milwaukee Brewers’ Christian Yelich during a game against the Chicago Cubs in August.

(Evan Agostini / Invision / Associated Press; Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press)

Christian Yelich and Pete Davidson: The ballad of these twin thin men became public in 2015 when Davidson the “Saturday Night Live� comedian surprised Yelich the All-Star ballplayer by showing up at Citi Field in Miami in full Marlins uniform and taking batting practice.

Dodgers

Plaschke: What can Dodgers do differently? Andrew Friedman has plenty of remorse but no decent answer

Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman hosted the media Tuesday and couldn’t provide an answer to the same question every year.

Oct. 18, 2023