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’ ...

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 ...

After working for the Rochester Red Wings, Bruce, the bat dog, was recently called up to the Washington Nationals — and the ...

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 part of ...

Bruce the Bat Dog, the Rochester Red Wings four-legged bat-fetching sensation, had his moment in the national TV spotlight ...

The Washington Nationals had a call-up that everyone agreed will be fan favorite whether one likes the NL East team or another baseball franchise. On June 14, Bruce the Bat Dog debuted against the ...

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 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 Washington Nationals fell to an agonizing 4-3 defeat in their game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday. But it was not all doom and gloom for the Nationals and their fans as the team’s “top ...