CHICAGO _ When "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda shouted out White Sox pitchers Ryan Burr and Ian Hamilton in a tweet Thursday, Burr wasn't as surprised by the celebrity name-drop as one might think.
He had a feeling this day was coming, given that he shares a last name with one of the founding fathers featured in the play.
"I get called Aaron Burr all the time _ even by some of the coaches, on accident, I think," Burr said Friday. "Maybe not. Maybe they just don't know my name."
Miranda is in town to promote the opening Saturday of the interactive tour "Hamilton: The Exhibition" at Northerly Island, so he sent social-media greetings to several Chicago celebrities _ including Burr, Hamilton and the Sox.
"Oh my god hello Hamilton & Burr from the White Sox, hello White Sox," Miranda tweeted.
Ian Hamilton gets it from fans and teammates too. His namesake of sorts, Alexander Hamilton, was shot by Aaron Burr in one of history's most famous duels.
During spring training, Burr said, "If Hamilton's ever late to practice, they always ask me if I killed him."
As if the "Hamilton" connections couldn't get any weirder, this offseason the Sox signed outfielder Jon Jay _ not to be confused with colonial diplomat John Jay.
"We don't really go out of our way to talk about it," said Burr, who entered Friday night's game against the Tigers with a 5.68 ERA in 12 2/3 innings. "When people bring it up, it's just something cool that we talk about. It's pretty crazy. What are the chances?
"We don't make too big of a deal about it. We're kind of focused on doing our thing with the White Sox and trying to win games."
Burr plans to make a group trip to see the musical and the exhibit and hopes to meet Miranda and other "Hamilton" cast members and invite them to Guaranteed Rate Field.
He met Miguel Cervantes, who plays the lead role in the Broadway in Chicago production of "Hamilton," when Cervantes sang the national anthem at the Sox home opener earlier this month.
In a photo the Sox tweeted, Burr and Cervantes pointed finger-guns at each other in a mock duel with the caption: "Pardon me, are you Ryan Burr, sir?"
"I got to meet him, talk to him. He was awesome," Burr said. "I'm trying to convert him into a White Sox fan."
