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Pour One Out for Layla the Bat Dog Who Retired From the Phillies Minor League System Friday Night
By Kyle Pagan
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Need a timeline cleanser after the Phillies blew it last night in the 9th? Here’s Layla the bat dog down in Clearwater retrieving the last bat of her career:
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Great stuff. Any chance you can incorporate a dog into anything I’m all for it. I love that she made sure to soak in the moment before getting the bat one last time. What a performer. Who doesn’t love bat dogs?
Umpires of course:
That’s another point for the robots.
Layla is already crushing retirement:
Lots and lots of treats! Dad had to put the bat away is all 🩵 pic.twitter.com/VysHF36ozc
— Clearwater Beach Dogs (Christmas Version) (@Threshers) July 20, 2024
Pour one out for Layla today. A trailblazer in her career. I feel like golden retrievers get all the shine in the bat dog domain. Good to see Layla the Lab break down barriers.
Did you know the Bat Dog started on the Trenton Thunder? Now you do. Trenton makes the world takes:
Kyle writes blog posts and does Man on the Street-style videos all around Philadelphia. He graduated from Temple University (a basketball school) in 2015. contact: k.pagan@sportradar.com