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’ game against the Miami Marlins ...

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 ...

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.

Bruce spent three games honing his bat retrieval skills with the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings. He posted a “1.000 retrieving average,” the Nationals said in a release.

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. Credit: AP/Nick Wass ...

Bruce, a six-month old Golden Retriever, is the new Red Wings 'bat dog.'© Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle From 2024: Josh Snyder of Bloomfield trains his dog Bruce for his new job as ...

Bruce the bat dog gets called up to the Major League By Gabriel J. Sánchez, John Ketchum Published June 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM EDT ...

Bruce the bat dog gets called up to the Major League By Gabriel J. Sánchez, John Ketchum Published June 13, 2025 at 4:49 PM EDT ...

UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Hey, come on in big dog. I got some news for you. I think you're going to like it. You know, last year, you got called up to AAA. And the one thing that the front office ...