  We report the discovery of a binary quasar, MGC2214+3550 A,B, whose
components have similar optical spectra at a redshift z=0.88. The quasars are
separated on the sky by 3.0", and have a magnitude difference of Delta(m_I)=0.5
mag. The VLA radio map at 3.6 cm shows a single 47mJy radio source with a
core-jet morphology that is coincident with the brighter optical quasar A.
Gravitational lensing is ruled out by the lack of radio emission from quasar B,
and the lack of any visible galaxies to act as the lens. We conclude that MGC
2214+3550 A and B are physically associated. With a projected separation of
12.7h^{-1} kpc (Omega_0=1), MGC 2214+3550 A,B is one of the smallest z>0.5
binary quasars.
