Derby, the long-time Team Bat Dog for the Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League), passed away on Saturday, January 6 after a battle with cancer. He was just 20 days shy of his 10th birthday. (more…)

Derby, the long-time Team Bat Dog for the Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League), passed away on Saturday, January 6 after a battle with cancer. He was just 20 days shy of his 10th birthday. (more…)
More ballpark dog news: Rookie, the third generation of golden retrievers pleasing Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League) fans at Arm & Hammer Park, will make his debut Thursday. (more…)
Geez, if we had known puppy pictures were so popular, we’d run then every day. Thanks to you, Ballpark Digest set a record for monthly page views on Tuesday and generated tons more yesterday. By tons, we mean over 90,000 page views, as Google News prominently linked to the story of the addition of Rookie […]
We have a name for the newest member of the Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League): Rookie, son of team bat dog Derby and grandson of original bat dog Chase. Thunder fans submitted 1,164 different names during a 10-day submission period, then thousands of fans voted for one of eight finalists during a week long […]
It’s the end of an era at Arm & Hammer Park, as Chase, “bat dog” for the Trenton Thunder (Class AA; Eastern League), is set to retire at the beginning of July. Chase’s retirement party is set for Friday, July 5, with Chase bobbleheads distributed to the first 2,000 fans. Chase will pass the Thunder […]