American professional baseball third baseman, Josh Donaldson, is making headlines with his latest New Your Yankees signing. Josh is also often considered to be related to the YouTube sensation MrBeast, as both of them share the same last name. But are they actually related to each other? Well, let’s find out!

Who is Josh Donaldson?

Recently, the New York Yankees signed Josh Donaldson. The 36 years old player is a three-time All-Star and two-time Slugger Award winner. In 2015, he was also able to grab American League MVP (2015) title.

Not only this, but he also finished 4th in MVP voting when the Blue Jays made their ultimate return to the championship series. Unarguably, Josh Donaldson has seen his best years in his career with Toronto Blue Jays.

As per the Sunday trade, “Donaldson, 36, has hit .269/.367/.505 (1,179-for-4,379) with 739R, 254 doubles, 12 triples, 251HR, 728RBI and 649BB in 1,201 career games over 11 Major League seasons with Oakland (2010, ‘12-14), Toronto (2015-18), Cleveland (2018), Atlanta (2019) and Minnesota (2020-21).”

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Who is Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast)?

While on the other hand, Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, is one of the most popular content creators on YouTube. Currently, he has over 91.8 million subscribers, making him one of the most subscribed content creators on the red platform. Other than this, MrBeast is also the highest-earning creator of 2021.

From spending “24 hours on a Deserted Island” to perfectly recreating “Squid Game” in real life (with identical sets and details), to being buried for 50 hours in a coffin, MrBeast has truly shown the world what quality content looks like. Moreover, the ‘King of YouTube’ is inches from hitting the 9-digit milestone on YouTube.

Is Josh Donaldson and MrBeast related?

So to sum up the learnings, the YouTube sensation and professional baseball third baseman do share the same last name but are definitely not related to each other in any way. However, MrBeast does have a brother named CJ.

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