Miss Babe Ruth, bat dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League) for almost 10 seasons, passed away last night after a four-month battle with cancer. She was 12. (more…)

Miss Babe Ruth, bat dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League) for almost 10 seasons, passed away last night after a four-month battle with cancer. She was 12. (more…)
Some sad news to report: Master Yogi Berra, bat dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League), passed away peacefully today from cancer at age 9. (more…)
An injury to Miss Lou Lou Gehrig is forcing Miss Babe Ruth to fill in as K-9 Bat and Ball Dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League) for the remainder of the 2016 season. (more…)
Some sad news out of NewBridge Bank Park, where the Miss Lou Lou Gehrig, K-9 Bat and Ball Dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League), is out for the season after being treated for malabsorption and has been advised to rest until she fully recovers. (more…)
Always a fixture at NewBridge Bank Park, Miss Babe Ruth has accepted a new role with the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League) after retiring as bat dog. The Grasshoppers announced today that Miss Babe Ruth is now the special assistant to the team president. (more…)
It’s the end of an era, as the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low A; Sally League) will honor legendary bat girl Miss Babe Ruth with a Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony Saturday night. (more…)
Good news for Miss Lou Lou Gehrig, bat dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League), who was pulled from Sunday’s game due to injury: the diagnosis is tendonitis or acute trauma to the right kneecap area. (more…)
An injury report to pass along: the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League) have placed Miss Lou Lou Gehrig on the disabled list for today’s game. (more…)
The end of an era: Miss Babe Ruth, the beloved Labrador Retriever bat and ball dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League), will retire at the end of the 2015 season. (more…)
Your injury report for the day: Miss Babe Ruth, the Labrador Retriever bat and ball dog for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League), may have her 575-game streak broken while recovering from a recent ear surgery. Babe, who has entertained millions of Grasshoppers fans for 575 consecutive home games, had the 90 minute […]
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 […]
After months of refining skills and fundamentals in spring training and professional games, the youngest bat girl for the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League), Miss Lou Lou Gehrig, has been sent back to extended spring training. Miss Lou Lou Gehrig saw limited playing time early in the 2013 season but her coaches have recently […]
Nice ending to a bad situation: After the statue of Miss Babe Ruth at NewBridge Bank Park was stolen and vandalized, the Greensboro Grasshoppers (Low Class A; Sally League) went ahead with a replacement — and added Master Yogi Berra to the mix. Anyone attending a Grasshoppers game knows what an important role these dogs, […]