MLB Draft Prospect Ashe Russell Looks Just Like Clay Buchholz (Photo)

by Ricky Doyle | Jun 8, 2015 | 1 Min Read

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Meet Clay Buchholz’s doppelganger.

Ashe Russell, one of four prep stars to attend Day 1 of the 2015 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, is a dead ringer for the Boston Red Sox starter. MLB Network brought this to Russell’s attention Monday before the draft began and the high school pitcher couldn’t help but chuckle.

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Russell, a right-handed hurler out of Cathedral High School in Indianapolis, is ranked No. 14 on MLB.com’s top 200 draft prospects list. He committed to Texas A&M.

Monday is a big day for Russell, but the 18-year-old needs a new haircut — a la Buchholz’s new ‘do — if he really wants to look like his major league counterpart.

Thumbnail photo via Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports Images

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Lead Editor for NESN.com. Former Red Sox beat writer and current co-host of "The Spread," NESN's football picks podcast. Quincy, Mass., native and Emerson College graduate.

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