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 Nationals won’t be testing that, even as they called up Bruce the Bat Dog on Tuesday afternoon. The trained pup will make his major league debut on Saturday before Washington’s home tilt ...

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.

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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — 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 ...

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.

Photo: Washington Nationals. Bruce the Bat Dog will make his MLB debut with the Washington Nationals on Saturday when the Nats host the Miami Marlins in Game 2 of a three-game weekend set.

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — 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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — 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 ...