Name: Amelia
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Birthday: 10/25/2013
Favorite activities: Playing catch with her frisbee and tennis balls
Fun/interesting fact: Favorite food is animal crackers
As the Official Pet Insurance Partner of Minor League Baseball, Nationwide wants to recognize the family dogs of the fans. With the Nationwide Dog Dugout Sweepstakes, you now have an opportunity to boost your pup’s profile— and potentially win great prizes.
Once you enter, make sure to post your dog’s best picture with #NWDogDugoutSweepstakes to win weekly prizes.
Enter for a chance to win
Nationwide and Minor League Baseball are teaming up to bring you the Nationwide Dog Dugout Sweepstakes. Enter today for your chance to have your dog featured as an illustration in the official Nationwide Dog Dugout logo on MiLB.com and shown in the Nationwide Pet Companion newsletter.
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- 1-Year Bark Box subscription
- $500 Gift Card to Petco
- Nationwide Pet goodie basket with Nationwide branded items like bandana, frisbee, water bottle, leash, food scooper and toy
- VIP Experience for dog owner at your local ballpark including 4 reserve tickets, $50 food voucher, $100 team shop gift card throw out first pitch, and scoreboard recognition at a remaining game in 2021.
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- $50 Petco gift card
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To enter, please fill out the following information and click “Submit.”
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#BarkInThePark
Meet the dogs of the Minors
Name: Brooks
Breed: Golden Retriever/Lab Mix
Birthday: July 26
Favorite activities: Napping, snacking, running the bases
Fun/interesting fact: Was originally trained to be a guide dog but was career changed to be our team dog
Name: Finn
Breed: Black Labrador Retriever
Birthday: 05/13/12
Favorite activities: Retrieving bats, bringing water to umpires, taking laps around the warning track to greet fans, doing tricks between innings.
Fun/interesting fact: Has been featured on SportsCenter's Top 10 list.
Name: Henley
Breed: Golden Retriever
Birthday: 07/07/19
Favorite activities: Swimming, chasing birds and sleeping.
Fun/interesting fact: She has never met a person or a dog she doesn't like!
Name: Little Jackie Robinson
Breed: Black Labrador Retriever
Birthday: 04/05/2018
Favorite activities: Riding in the car, Watching TV
Fun/interesting fact: Debuted on July 4, 2018. Lou Lou and Jackie are also half sisters.
Name: Miss Lou Lou Gehrig
Breed: Black Labrador Retriever
Birthday: 08/01/2011
Favorite activities: Fetching bats & foul balls, Taking balls to the umpire, Running the bases post game.
Fun/interesting fact: Niece of former great Grasshoppers Bat Dogs Miss Babe Ruth & Master Yogi Beta.
Name: Milo
Breed: Golden Retriever
Birthday: 9/22/2014
Favorite activities: Fetching bats, swimming at the lake, going on hikes
Fun/interesting fact: Milo was a therapy dog at a local VA, he also has his own bobblehead!
Name: Oliver
Breed: Goldendoodle
Birthday: 5/22/2020
Favorite activities: Playing at the park, chasing baseballs, and going for car rides.
Fun/interesting fact: Before Oliver was one year old, he traveled to 10 different states.
Name: Ripken
Breed: American Black Lab
Birthday: 8/1/2016
Favorite activities: Fetching Bats, Fetching Frisbees, Fetching Sticks, Fetching Balls, Fetching...
Fun/interesting fact: Ripken has two jobs and is also the bat dog for the Holly Springs Salamanders. He is highly skilled at cleaning up food from under the kitchen table.
Name: Slider
Breed: English Lab
Birthday: April 9
Favorite activities: Fetching bats for the Pelicans, running baseballs to the umpires, rounding the bases after a win, and taking pictures with the best fans in Minor League Baseball.
Fun/Interesting fact: Slider is the third bat dog in Myrtle Beach Pelicans' history. He follows in the paw steps of Dinger the Home Run Dog and Deuce.
Name: Turbo
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Birthday: 12/13/2019
Favorite activities: Fetching baseball bats, hanging out with Roscoe and Axle, Wrestling in the outfield, chewing on his favorite loon toy, getting belly rubs
Fun/interesting fact: Retrieved the very first ball ever rolled to him
Minor League Bat Dogs in the News
New ballpark dogs ready to play in 2020
Bat dogs stole the baseball spotlight last spring after Finn, of Triple-A Las Vegas, had to work overtime to fetch a bat thrown by a Pacific Coast League umpire. Finn's video went viral and inspired us to track down all the other hard-working dogs of baseball.
Dogs bring bats, joy at Trenton ballpark
"One out."
Derby and Rookie get up, their tails wagging in anticipation of what's to come. They've had a season full of game days in the books, but that doesn't take away from the excitement of their job. Their duty.
"Two outs."
Rookie gets his leash put on; he knows it's almost time. He starts heading for the door, but stops once he realizes his human, Eric Lipsman, dropped the leash. The 3-year-old looks around, then realizes he has to wait for the final out of the top of the first inning before he can assume his duties as one of the Trenton Thunder bat dogs.
Ballpark dogs beloved by fans, front offices
Earlier this week, the Trenton Thunder announced that Derby, the team's beloved team bat dog, had passed away at the age of 9. Thissad news resulted in a flood of condolences from across the country, an outpouring of grief that spoke to the profound impact the ebullient golden retriever had on the Yankees' Double-A affiliate's game day experience.
Name Revealed For 4th Generation Of Thunder Bat Dog Tradition
The Thunder, presented by NJM Insurance, are pleased to announce the name of the next generation of the Thunder Bat Dog tradition that will join the team during the 2020 season.
Following a fan vote that brought more than 5,000 responses, the Thunder are pleased to announce that the name Dash has been selected. Dash's full name will be Dash to Home Plate-That Golden Thunder as he carries on the Thunder Bat Dog tradition.
Name: Brooks
Breed: Golden Retriever/Lab Mix
Birthday: July 26
Favorite activities: Napping, snacking, running the bases
Fun/interesting fact: Was originally trained to be a guide dog but was career changed to be our team dog
Name: Cooper
Breed: Bloodhound
Birthday: 12/14/2019
Favorite activities: Riding the lawn mower, taking base plugs from the ground, eating a large breakfast
Fun/interesting fact: He is the defending 'Best Naked Dog' Champion of the Knoxville Mardi-Growl Parade
Name: Finn
Breed: Black Labrador Retriever
Birthday: 05/13/12
Favorite activities: Retrieving bats, bringing water to umpires, taking laps around the warning track to greet fans, doing tricks between innings.
Fun/interesting fact: Has been featured on SportsCenter's Top 10 list.
Name: Henley
Breed: Golden Retriever
Birthday: 07/07/19
Favorite activities: Swimming, chasing birds and sleeping.
Fun/interesting fact: She has never met a person or a dog she doesn't like!
Name: Little Jackie Robinson
Breed: Black Labrador Retriever
Birthday: 04/05/2018
Favorite activities: Riding in the car, Watching TV
Fun/interesting fact: Debuted on July 4, 2018. Lou Lou and Jackie are also half sisters.
Name: Miss Lou Lou Gehrig
Breed: Black Labrador Retriever
Birthday: 08/01/2011
Favorite activities: Fetching bats & foul balls, Taking balls to the umpire, Running the bases post game.
Fun/interesting fact: Niece of former great Grasshoppers Bat Dogs Miss Babe Ruth & Master Yogi Beta.
Name: Ozzie
Breed: Sheltie
Birthday: 10/25/2019
Favorite activities: Playing fetch with baseballs and his favorite toy, Busy Bee. Going for walks around the ballpark. Taking naps in the front office.
Fun/interesting fact: Ozzie works in the front office every day.
Name: Slider
Breed: English Lab
Birthday: April 9
Favorite activities: Fetching bats for the Pelicans, running baseballs to the umpires, rounding the bases after a win, and taking pictures with the best fans in Minor League Baseball.
Fun/Interesting fact: Slider is the third bat dog in Myrtle Beach Pelicans' history. He follows in the paw steps of Dinger the Home Run Dog and Deuce.
Name: Turbo
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Birthday: 12/13/2019
Favorite activities: Fetching baseball bats, hanging out with Roscoe and Axle, Wrestling in the outfield, chewing on his favorite loon toy, getting belly rubs
Fun/interesting fact: Retrieved the very first ball ever rolled to him
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