TRENTON, N.J. -- About 90 minutes before game time, minor league baseball’s most popular dog, nearly 8-year-old “Chase,” is enjoying a pre-game nap with his Teddy Bear, in this case a baseball.
During the first inning of Trenton Thunder home games, Chase replaces the team’s bat boy, serving as its bat “dog.” Fetching each Thunder hitter’s bat, he’s a Golden retriever turned Gold Glove retriever.
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