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 ...

Bruce the Bat Dog will only be on the field for a pregame ceremonial bat retrieval. Bruce spent three games honing his bat retrieval skills with the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings.

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.

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 WESH 2 News at Noon.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Washington Nationals' bat dog, Bruce, retrieves a bat before a game against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park on June 14, 2025, Image 2 shows ...