Saw this story about Japan's first baseball dog. He wasn't working for the team when I caught a Carp game in the summer of 2004. Kinda funny that we ended up with the same name for our dog though.
Hiroshima Carp's lucky baseball-carrying dog Mickey passes away
Mickey, the golden retriever who carried game balls in a little basket held in his mouth at the old Hiroshima Municipal Stadium, died April 8 at the age of 11.
Mickey made his debut in March 2005, and was given the uniform number 111 (one one one), similar to Japanese onomatopoeia for a dog's bark. He carried out his ball delivery duties until 2007.
The Hiroshima Toyo Carp have a record of 15 wins and 7 losses in games where Mickey made an appearance, and the pooch had become a symbol of victory.
Flags at the Carp's new stadium were lowered to half-mast for the team's game against the Yokohama Bay Stars on Monday in mourning over Mickey's passing.
(Mainichi Japan) April 15, 2009
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