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 ...

After six years in the Minor Leagues, Layla the bat dog will retire from her spotlight position on the Clearwater Threshers. Layla is rolling around in the field marking her territory as the bat dog.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- The surging number of COVID-19 cases in Florida is affecting minor league baseball in the state as a pair of games involving the Philadelphia Phillies organization will not be ...

Minor League Baseball made a radical rule change this year that places a runner on second base to start the inning once a game reaches extras. It is a misguided effort in baseball’s attempt to speed ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A local minor league baseball team is mourning the loss of its beloved retired bat dog. On Saturday, the Clearwater Threshers — a minor league affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Clearwater's Minor League team says its Friday night game against the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels is postponed. The Threshers say the reason behind the postponement is so the team can ...

Last month Layla, the bat dog for the Class-A Clearwater Threshers, retired after six years of retrieving bats from home plate. On Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies affiliate debuted their new bat dog ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Fireworks being set off at a local minor-league baseball stadium are sparking concern among birdwatchers. Right now, two eaglets are nested at the top of a cell tower off of U.S. 19 ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Clearwater Threshers minor league baseball game scheduled for Friday evening has been postponed due to coronavirus concerns. The team confirmed the postponement Friday morning.