Saturday, April 5, 2008 22:08
Miss Babe Ruth, a mascot for the South Atlantic League Greensboro Grasshoppers, makes her second season debut in the team’s home opener Monday versus the Hickory Crawdads.
The black Labrador Retriever returns as a crowd favorite at NewBridge Bank Park. Among her many duties, “The Great Bambina” greets fans, delivers balls to the umpire, and acts as bat girl.
Miss Babe Ruth’s first season game-worn collar recently fetched $290.00 in an eBay auction. Proceeds were donated to the Animal Rescue and Foster Program of Greensboro.
The Class A affiliate of the Florida Marlins, Greensboro hopes to extend its record streak of three consecutive years of 400,000+ fans.
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