New York Mets' Tylor Megill, Minnesota Twins' Bailey Ober Set For Unique Matchup

The 6-foot-7 Tylor Megill and the 6-foot-9 Bailey Ober are going head-to-head in the New York Mets' game against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, setting up MLB's tallest pitching matchup since 2018.

Houston, TX, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Tylor Megill (38) delivers a pitch during the sixth inning against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. | Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

Tuesday's showdown between the New York Mets and Minnesota Twins will be a heightened one – literally.

Tylor Megill is set to take the mound for the Mets, while Bailey Ober has been penciled in as the Twins' starter for game two of the three-game series in Minneapolis. Megill, typically the tallest starting pitcher in any given matchup at 6-foot-7, will actually be outdone this time around by the 6-foot-9 Ober.

According to SNY Mets, the combination of Megill and Ober makes for the tallest pitching matchup in MLB since 2018. The two of them are a combined 160 inches tall.

Tonight's pitching matchup between Tylor Megill (6-foot-7) and Bailey Ober (6-foot-9) is the tallest MLB pitching matchup since 2018

160 combined inches of height between the two starters pic.twitter.com/Lmpg7lEokn

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) April 15, 2025

Megill has been an on-and-off member of the Mets' rotation ever since he made his MLB debut in 2021. The righty went 21-21 with a 4.56 ERA, 1.392 WHIP and 1.7 WAR across his first four big league campaigns, but is 2-1 with a 0.63 ERA, 1.256 WHIP and 0.6 WAR so far in 2025.

Ober, like Megill, is a 29-year-old, homegrown right-hander in his fifth MLB season. After going 25-21 with a 3.76 ERA, 1.067 WHIP and 8.1 WAR between 2021 and 2024, though, he is 0-1 with a 7.11 ERA, 1.737 WHIP and -0.2 WAR three starts into this season.

First pitch from Target Field is scheduled for 7:40 p.m. ET.

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