Tulsa Drillers, Dodgers minor-league team, suspending bat dog program after freak injury
The Tulsa Drillers have decided to suspend their bat dog program following an injury to outfield prospect Kendall George. George is feared to have sustained a moderate patellar injury after a freak incident involving the bat dog during a game. The team will be without both George and the bat dog as they return to action.
- ▪Kendall George, a top prospect for the Dodgers, suffered an injury while avoiding the bat dog.
- ▪The bat dog program has been popular among minor-league teams for retrieving bats during games.
- ▪The incident occurred when George jumped awkwardly to avoid the dog, leading to his injury.
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MLB Tulsa Drillers, Dodgers minor-league team, suspending bat dog program after freak injury By Jack Harris Published May 27, 2026, 2:21 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google The Tulsa Drillers, the Dodgers’ double-A affiliate team, are suspending their bat dog program for the immediate future, according to a team spokesperson, following a freak injury to outfield prospect Kendall George earlier this week. George, a former first-round draft pick ranked 13th overall in the Dodgers’ farm system by MLB Pipeline, is feared to have suffered a moderate patellar injury when he leaped out of the way of Tulsa’s bat dog near the dugout during a game on Monday.
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