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Royals pitcher Eric Skoglund wants Kansas City zoo names baby giraffe after him

The Kansas City zoo welcomed a baby boy on Sunday: a giraffe and he already stands 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds.

Royals pitcher Danny Duffy saw a photo of the new kid and immediately had a thought: that giraffe looks like fellow pitcher Eric Skoglund.

Duffy tweeted using Skoglund’s Twitter handle: “Guys this is @LBsTheZone.”

For the moment, however, the 6-foot-7, 200-pound Skoglund is much bigger than the baby. Ditto for Duffy, who is 6-3 and 205 pounds.

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