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The new Stranger Things character was also an MLB All Star for the Brewers

There's a new character on Stranger Things Season 5 named Derek Turnbow.

There's a former Milwaukee Brewers pitcher named Derrick Turnbow.

And if you factor in when the Stranger Things show takes place, they're pretty much the same age.

The new season takes place in November 1987. The guy who turned into the MLB pitcher would've been 9 years old then. While it's not specifically stated in the show, that seems like a ballpark age for the fictional Derek, too.

Did someone writing the script have a strong Brewers fandom? It sure seems possible.

The real-life Turnbow was a fifth-round pick by the Phillies in the 1997 MLB Draft out of Franklin High School in Tennessee.

He made his MLB deb

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