The state's most popular dog, Ripken the Bat Dog, passed away at the beginning of the year. The dog has retrieved bats at DBAP, picked up kickoff tees at State games and most famously dropped the puck for the Stadium Series game. KBS talked to Ripken's family today on the show.

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