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Ripken, a beloved black Labrador Retriever and friend to several Triangle sports teams, has died. Ripken died unexpectedly on New Year's Day after "suffering complications from a serious ...

Ripken joined the rest of the state’s mascots at the game. “It was an incredibly humbling experience and representative of exactly how much Ripken meant to the people of his home state,” the ...

The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in North Carolina — says the black Labrador has died. In a Facebook ...

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Ripken the bat dog, a black labrador retriever who fetched the hearts of sports fans across North Carolina, died on New Year’s Day. The O’Donnell family, owners of Ripken, announced the ...

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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.

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — The family that trained Ripken The Bat Dog — best known for fetching bats and football kicking tees during sporting events in North Carolina — says the black Labrador has ...

Ripken passed away on Jan. 1 after complications from a serious, undiagnosed medical condition. Ripken began serving several athletic teams in North Carolina at the age of three, according to a ...