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Rangers sign Rougned Odor, brother of Rougned Odor

Kevin Jairaj / USA TODAY Sports

Two Odors are better than one, according to the Texas Rangers.

The club has signed Rougned Odor's younger brother, who is also named Rougned Odor, to a contract, Baseball America's Ben Badler reports.

The 17-year-old is also a middle infielder like his older brother, who made his debut with the Rangers last season playing 114 games.

The elder Odor confirmed the signing to MLB.com:

"We have different middle names," Odor the Elder said.

Odor said he did not persuade his brother to sign with the Rangers.

"I just wanted him to get a chance to play, I didn't care what team," Odor said. "But Texas signed him."

The younger Odor is likely several years away from playing in the bigs, but if the two brothers eventually crack the same lineup one day, it could cause an interesting jersey dilemma.

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