It was always something sports related." Ripken, named after baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr., was a local celebrity of sorts for fans of animals and sports. He started his career in 2019 when he ...
The 8-year-old Ripken’s history in the spotlight included retrieving bats for Durham Bulls minor-league baseball games and kicking tees during NC State college football games at Carter-Finley ...
The 8-year-old Ripken's history in the spotlight included retrieving bats for Durham Bulls minor-league baseball games and kicking tees during N.C. State college football games at Carter-Finley ...
Starting in 2019 as a 3-year-old pup, Ripken worked as a retrieval dog in baseball, carrying bats for the Durham Bulls, Holly Springs Salamanders and Savannah Bananas. He retrieved tees for N.C ...
Ripken, most famous for being the bat dog at Durham Bulls games but also seen at NC State football, Carolina Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes games, died suddenly and unexpectedly at the start of ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- If you went to a Durham Bulls baseball game or NC State football game over the past few years you probably got the chance to see the one and only, Ripken The Bat Dog.
Ripken the Bat Dog, the endlessly eager black Labrador who charmed fans at Durham Bulls and N.C. State University football games, has unexpectedly died. The Rainbow Bridge braces itself for its ...