Today, on the final day of 2024, we take a look back at just some of the baseball people -- players, managers and executives -- we lost this year. The deceased are listed in alphabetical order by last ...

Elly Ripken could have been a star ball player in the legendary Ripken baseball family, like her Hall of Fame brother, Cal Jr. Jackie Mitchell ... out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the second time in three years, Upper Allen Mechanicsburg's youth baseball program captured a Cal Ripken World Series title. Upper Allen's 8u All-Stars posted a 19-0 record and completed their ...

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 ...