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The dog days of summer arrived at Nationals Park. Bruce, a 21-month-old golden retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony ...
Bruce the bat dog joined the Washington Nationals for his first big league assignment, an honorary bat retrieval.
The Nationals made an addition to their “ruffster” on Saturday. Bruce the Bat Dog was called up from Triple-A Rochester to make his Major League debut in a pregame bat retrieval ceremony at Nationals ...
The Nationals have once again tapped into their Minor League system to bring new talent to Nationals Park: the team called up Bruce the Bat Dog from Triple-A Rochester to make his debut on Saturday.
The dog days of summer arrived Saturday at Nationals Park. Bruce, a 21-month-old golden retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony before the Washington Nationals-Miami Marlins game.
Most teams use bat boys or bat girls. Rochester uses Bruce. Earlier in the week, the Nationals announced on social media that Bruce had been “promoted” to make his Major League debut on Saturday.
MLB rules don’t specify that a dog can’t play baseball. The Nationals won’t be testing that, even as they called up Bruce the Bat Dog on Tuesday afternoon.
The dog days of summer arrived Saturday at Nationals Park. Bruce, a 21-month-old golden retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony Saturday before the Washington Nationals' 4-3 loss to the Miami ...
Bruce, wearing a bandana with an "MLB debut" patch he received when he arrived at the stadium, was presented a commemorative bat. Skip to content NOWCAST Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at 6:30pm Sunday ...
The dog days of summer arrived Saturday at Nationals Park. Bruce, a 21-month-old golden retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony Saturday before the Washington Nationals' 4-3 loss to the Miami ...
Bruce, the bat dog, retrieves a bat as he is recognized before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Miami Marlins, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Washington.
The dog days of summer arrived Saturday at Nationals Park. Bruce, a 21-month-old golden retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony Saturday before the Washington Nationals' 4-3 loss to the Miami ...