CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — Layla, a retired bat dog with the Clearwater Threshers baseball team, has died, the baseball team announced in a post on Facebook. Layla was a bat dog for the Threshers for ...

After six years in the Minor Leagues, Layla the bat dog will retire from her spotlight position on the Clearwater Threshers. Layla is rolling around in the field marking her territory as the bat dog.

Lucy is poised to take over from her sister Layla, who retired in July. Chris Urso is the photo director who oversees news and sports coverage. Reach him at [email protected]. The Tampa Bay Times ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A local minor league baseball team is mourning the loss of its beloved retired bat dog. On Saturday, the Clearwater Threshers — a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies ...

The beloved 13-year-old bat dog retrieved her final baseball bat at Friday’s game against the Fort Myers Mighty Muscles. Gabrielle Lazor is a former intern. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WSVN) — A dog performs the wrong kind of duties on the baseball field during her debut. During a minor league game, the Clearwater Threshers introduced a new team pooch, 10-month-old ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A local minor league baseball team gave a very special sendoff to their bat dog as she celebrated her retirement at a game over the weekend. Layla, the 13-year-old white Labrador, ...

Back in July, the Single-A Clearwater Threshers, affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, bid a happy retirement to Layla, their bat dog of 13 years. Layla retrieved her last bat and was gifted with a ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (CBS) -- A furry friend of the Phillies is taking center stage this weekend and we aren't talking about the Phanatic. Lucy May, the Clearwater Threshers' newest bat dog, had herself a ...

It was Lucy May’s big debut as a bat dog for a minor league baseball team. As the Clearwater (Florida) Threshers’ official bat dog, Lucy May, a 10-month-old Labrador retriever, was tasked with ...