A lamb for Lamb: D-backs welcome animal to clubhouse

The Arizona Diamondbacks will stop at nothing to get their guy into the All-Star Game.

Jake Lamb, who is very much having an All-Star season with a .292 average, 19 home runs and 59 RBI, is battling four other NL players in a fan vote to claim the final spot on the roster.

Already the D-backs have teamed up with the Tampa Bay Rays, whose own third baseman, Evan Longoria, is in a similar contest for the American League, but that was not all.

No, Wednesday they welcomed an actual lamb to the clubhouse, and the plan is for it to take part in pre-game festivities.

I'm hearing the @Dbacks will have a live Lamb on the field at the ballpark tonite during batting practice #votelamb Text N3 to 89269 to vote

— John Gambadoro (@Gambo987) July 6, 2016

https://twitter.com/PGoldschmidt_44/status/750805690961104896

#Dbacks Rubby De La Rosa put a sombrero on the lamb pic.twitter.com/qYXaub7adB

— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) July 6, 2016

Jake has a little lamb. #VoteLamb pic.twitter.com/uywWrWxrbB

— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) July 6, 2016

But wait. There's MORE! Even a lamb with a sombrero will #VoteLamb! 😆 #VoteLongo too pic.twitter.com/T03RjwHHeo

— FOX Sports Arizona (@FOXSPORTSAZ) July 6, 2016

Rubby De La Rosa works on his (lamb) control #Dbacks #clubhousecraziness pic.twitter.com/0JiJ3ICK0i

— Paola Boivin (@PaolaBoivin) July 6, 2016

When "baaaad" is good @Dbacks go big with #VoteLamb campaign as a real live lamb hangs in the #Dbacks clubhouse pic.twitter.com/PX5kSKjtDT

— Kate Longworth (@KateLongworth) July 6, 2016

There's a lamb in the #Dbacks dugout. pic.twitter.com/PM1G7SH3iL

— Steve Gilbert (@SteveGilbertMLB) July 6, 2016

Easily the most random photos I've ever taken. Tune into @MLBNetwork to see Goldy encourage fans to #VoteLamb pic.twitter.com/ROV5HSJP0H

— Josh Rawitch (@joshrawitch) July 6, 2016

Can't be sheepish when campaigning 4 #MLBAllStarGame vote 4 @Dbacks @JakeLamb18 real lamb in the house pic.twitter.com/ROVK09s32n

— Rusty Francisco (@Cisco_Russ) July 6, 2016

There is no way to know how much impact the lamb will have on Lamb’s chances, though the shear audacity of what the team has done should be commended.

The results of the voting, which can be done online here, will be re-veal-ed Friday, July 8. Of course, if Lamb does not win, the folks who participated in this might feel a little sheepish.

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