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Ewe gotta be kidding: Arizona Diamondbacks bring in real lamb to help Jake Lamb get to All-Star Game

Posted at 4:49 PM, Jul 06, 2016
and last updated 2016-07-06 21:04:12-04

I'm not kidding ewe. The Arizona Diamondbacks really did bring a lamb into their clubhouse to fire up the All-Star voting campaign for third baseman Jake Lamb.

Lamb, and the lamb, posed patiently for pictures prior to Wednesday night's game against the San Diego Padres.

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Pitcher Rubby De La Rosa even got the lamb to wear a sombrero and sit in Lamb's locker. And the lamb, obtained from a local petting zoo, left a memento on the floor of the Diamondbacks dugout.

Lamb is one of five players up for the final spot on the National League All-Star team. Fans will decide in a vote that closes Friday.

Paul Goldschmidt, who currently stands as the only Diamondback headed to this year's All-Star Game, joined Twitter on Wednesday for the sole purpose of helping his teammate join him.

Maybe it will be Lamb in a "Lambslide."