CLEVELAND, Ohio — It finally happened.

Pop star Justin Bieber and his 106 million followers reached out to Cleveland Indians All-Star pitcher Shane Bieber via Twitter this week after a baseball card company confused the two on the back of a 2019 edition card.

The second-year Tribe pitcher set things in motion Saturday when he tweeted a picture of his Topps Stadium Club card that erroneously labels him “Justin” in a descriptive paragraph on the back.

Shane Bieber, 24, has grown accustomed through the years to answering questions and deflecting wisecracks about his cognominal celebrity counterpart. Corey Kluber infamously replaced his warmup music with Justin Bieber’s hit track “Baby” prior to Shane’s third big-league start against Detroit last year. Unfazed, the UCSB product went on to fan nine in seven innings.

Last year, when Major League Baseball players wore nicknames on the backs of their jerseys for Players Weekend, Shane’s choice of “Not Justin” was widely regarded as one of the best in the league.

So, when Topps tweeted an apology (sort of) using one of Justin Bieber’s song lyrics, the California native appeared to take things in stride.

But Justin, the Canadian pop singer, who burst onto the scene as a 13-year-old YouTube sensation in 2007, joined the conversation on Sunday, tweeting at Shane about a “special connection” between the two.

I feel like we have a special connection https://t.co/fv80Lf8ABu — Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) August 5, 2019

Seizing the opportunity, the Indians Twitter account chimed in with an invitation for the singer to throw out a first pitch at Progressive Field whenever he can make it to a game. The idea was immediately endorsed by MLB’s twitter account, which later dug up a GIF of a young Justin tossing a first pitch before a game in Chicago, decked out in a White Sox jersey and cap.

Got an "I'M JUSTIN" #57 jersey waiting for you at Progressive Field. Swing by and pick it up before your first pitch? — Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 5, 2019

The similarities are endless 😂 pic.twitter.com/nNf5tbRh74 — MLB (@MLB) August 5, 2019

Will the Justin-to-Shane first pitch ever take place? Will this year’s All-Star MVP ever shake the pop star stigma that follows him every time he signs an autograph? You can Never Say Never.

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