Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 13-year-old Layla retires from her job as a devoted bat dog for the Clearwater Threshers after 6 years of service. My father died ...

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 ...

Layla, a white labrador retriever, has wrapped up her career as the bat dog for the Philadelphia Phillies' A-ball affiliate. The very-good dog who has been with the Clearwater Threshers for six years ...

One of the Philadelphia Phillies' Minor League teams has had a little help on the field when it comes to collecting all the baseball bats. She is Layla, the bat dog. Layla has been after those bats ...

Minor league teams look for creative ways to engage fans and how the bat gets back to the dugout is no exception. At the Major League level, every team has a group of bat boys or bat girls that trot ...

CLEARWATER, Florida (WPVI) -- A dog who has a very special place with a Philadelphia Phillies minor league team is being celebrated. Layla the bat dog has been helping out the Clearwater Threshers for ...

She's a four-year-old, 12-pound princess.

A beloved bat dog's last appearance had the home crowd cheering like they'd just seen a home run. 13-year-old Layla the bat dog has been retrieving bats for the Clearwater Threshold baseball team for ...