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The new star of theUCLA baseball teamcan’t hit a lick.
Doesn’t know how to pitch. Wouldn’t budge if a line drive came his way.
His claim to fame is being inseparable from pitcher Angel Cervantes.
Emerging from Cervantes’ back pocket every time the freshman pitches, Jerry the Dinosaur takes up residence near the back of the mound.
The soothing presence of the toy Triceratops helped Cervantes pitch five shutout innings in the Big Ten Tournament championship game last weekend. That earned the roughly inch-and-a-half-long talisman mentions from the social media accounts of Major League Baseball and ESPN.
“This may be the most wholesome thing we’ve ever seen,” the MLB account tweeted along with a tears-of-joy emoji.
The growing frenzy could make it Jerry’s World this weekend atJackie Robinson Stadium, the tiny piece of plastic undoubtedly becoming a top attraction ofNo. 1 UCLA’sopening games in the NCAA Tournament.
“I didn’t think a little dinosaur would just get that much fame just because it’s on the mound,” Cervantes said on the eve of the Bruins’ Regional opener against Saint Mary’s at noon Friday.
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