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 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 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. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) ...

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.

Nationals' bat-retrieving dog Bruce laps up pregame attention, makes MLB debut Bruce, a 21-month-old Golden Retriever, spent about 50 minutes on the field before the ceremony, where he was hounded ...