Giants' Hunter Bishop gives perfect response to brother Braden's tweet

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When Giants prospect Hunter Bishop played against his brother, Braden, and the Seattle Mariners in spring training, he said it was "something out of a movie." 

The brothers have a close relationship, but that doesn't stop them from having a little brotherly banter from time to time. So, when NBC Sports Bay Area's Shelter on Base co-host Therese Viñal asked fans to submit questions for Hunter, Braden couldn't help himself. 

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After laughing, Hunter, 21, had the perfect response when asked about the tweet on Shelter on Base. 

"I'll give him this, he did dominate me a lot growing up just because he was five years older than me," the younger Boishop said. "But I was gonna post my junior year of college stats and my home run numbers versus his junior year of college stats and his home run numbers, and they're not even close. So until he can hit over 20 home runs in a season, the guy can't talk."

When it comes to college stats, Hunter's right. He has some big-time bragging rights over his older brother. 

Hunter hit .342 with 22 home runs as a junior at Arizona State University before the Giants selected him with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft. He hit .305 with 32 homers in three seasons for the Sun Devils. 

Braden, 26, didn't exactly have the same power numbers as a Hunter in college. As a junior at the University of Washington, he hit .295 and knocked out four long balls. They were the only homers of his three-year college career. 

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The most homers Braden has hit in a season is eight, which he did last season in Triple-A with the Tacoma Rainiers. He does have Hunter beat in one part of the game, though.

"He made the big leagues, so he has that over me," Hunter said. "Hopefully I'll be there soon. Then he really has nothing over me." 

The elder Bishop made his MLB debut for the Mariners on March 21 last year. Giants fans will have to wait a bit until Hunter makes it to San Francisco, but if he puts all of his skills together, it shouldn't take too long.

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