The Washington Nationals used their bark at the park promotion to call up Bruce the Bat Dog from Triple-A Rochester.

Bruce, a 21-month-old Golden Retriever, fetched a bat during a ceremony before the Washington Nationals’ game against the ...

The Nationals made an addition to their “ruffster” on Saturday. Bruce the Bat Dog was called up from Triple-A Rochester to ...

The Washington Nationals fell to an agonizing 4-3 defeat in their game against the Miami Marlins on Saturday. But it was not ...

Bruce, wearing a bandana with an “MLB debut” patch he received ... reliever Zach Brzykcy dropped the bat in foul territory before the bat dog collected his quarry to the delight of a crowd ...

Bruce, the bat dog, looks on before a baseball game between ... promotion — generated plenty of buzz even before Saturday’s debut. “Social media, everything like that seems like it’s ...