RIP Good Boy… Ripken The Bat Dog for Durham Bulls Passes Away

25 comments

1. oh no

   he was only 8 too

   🙁

2. I hear he was a good boy. Rest In Peace, little fella. ❤️

3. Ripken retrieved bats for the Durham Bulls, the single a Holly Springs salamanders, got the tee after kickoffs at NC State football games, recently did the Carolina Panthers game, and dropped the puck at several Carolina Hurricanes games.

   He was the best good boy.

4. Rest in peace sweet prince

5. Rest in peace my man, such a good boy

6. Flags at half mast are still to fuckin high 🙁

7. NOOOOOOOOO

8. Rip

9. 🥺

10. Only 8. And I’m sitting here with my 12 year old Rottweiler who still acts like a pup half the time. You never know. Gonna be hard when the day comes.

11. NO.

    Brb. Going to go crawl in a hole now.

12. Ripken was amazing. One of our favorite parts of Bulls games. This was awful to hear today. Poor pup.

13. God bless the sweet boy. Losing a pet is so hard.

14. Rest in peace Ripken! You were a good, good boy 🙏🏼

15. Awww. Hopefully he gets to retrieve all the bats OTRB.

16. RIP to one of the goodest boys!

17. Rest in peace 🙁

18. All dogs are good dogs. RIP, good boy.

19. All dogs go to heaven. What a good fun life he had.

20. Cancel 2025. Let’s try again in 2026. RIP Ripken

21. 🙁

22. This has made me so much sadder than I thought it would? Loved watching him do his job so well..

23. He retrieved his first NFL tee last week with the Carolina Panthers. Rest in peace, good boy.

24. RIP Ripken. It’s always a pleasure to watch teams include animals such as Ripken in their games.

25. I’ve cried all day since I heard the news. Rest easy sweet Ripken. Thank you for all the joy you brought us. 💔