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Bruce the bat dog joined the Washington Nationals for his first big league assignment, an honorary bat retrieval.
Go back in time. It’s the summer of 1954 at the Red Wings former park on Norton Street. Young Dick Donovan is the Red Wings’ ...
B ruce the Bat Dog, the Rochester Red Wings four-legged bat-fetching sensation, had his moment in the national TV spotlight ...
The dog days of summer arrived at Nationals Park. Bruce, a 21-month-old Golden Retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony before the Washington Nationals’ game against the Miami Marlins as ...
Jun 14, 2025; Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Bruce the Bat Dog, from the Washington Nationals Triple-A affiliate Rochester Red Wings, retrieves a bat during pregame festivities prior to ...
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.
Bruce the bat dog's highly anticipated Major League debut is finally upon us. The Washington Nationals called him up from their Triple-A affiliate, the Rochester Red Wings, Wednesday in an ...
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.
Bruce the Bat dog got the news this week that he's getting called up to the majors. Sports. Bruce the bat dog gets called up to the Major League. June 13, 2025 4:49 PM ET.
This photo provided by the Rochester Red Wings, the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, shows Bruce the Bat Dog, a 21-month-old Golden Retriever, during a minor league baseball game ...
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.
KELLY: Bruce the bat dog got the news this week. He is getting called up to the majors. CHANG: The Rochester Red Wings, the National's AA team in upstate New York, shared the call-up announcement ...