A Lansing Lugnuts batboy (in white) carrying a baseball bat away from home plate.

A batboy is the person who carries the baseball bats around to a baseball team. A batboy may also lay out the equipment and mud the baseballs to be used in the game. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 431 pixelsFull resolution (1460 × 787 pixel, file size: 185 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Image of a batboy (in white) for the Lansing Lugnuts in a game against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 431 pixelsFull resolution (1460 × 787 pixel, file size: 185 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)Image of a batboy (in white) for the Lansing Lugnuts in a game against the Cedar Rapids Kernels. ... The Lansing Lugnuts are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Toronto Blue Jays, that plays in the Midwest League. ... Four historically significant baseball bats showcased in the National Baseball Hall of Fames traveling exhibit Baseball As America. ... Home plate is the final base in baseball and related games that a player must touch to score. ... The Weekly World News proclaims the discovery of the 2-foot tall chiropteran child on June 23, 1992 Bat Boy is a fictional creature who appears regularly in the supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. ... Four historically significant baseball bats showcased in the National Baseball Hall of Fames traveling exhibit Baseball As America. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... During the 1921 season of major leage baseball, pitchers complained that they couldnt get a good grip on the shiny, slick, undoctored surface. ... A baseball is a ball used primarily in the sport of the same name, baseball. ...

Mascots and batboys had both been part of baseball since the 1880s. Perhaps the most famous batboy was Eddie Bennett, who was hired as a mascot by the Chicago White Sox at the urging of Happy Felsch in 1919. After the 1919 World Series scandal, he was hired by the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1920. When the Dodgers lost the 1920 World Series to the Cleveland Indians, some suggested the four straight losses on the road were due to leaving Bennett behind. He then served for almost 12 years as batboy. Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) Central Division (1994–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42, 72 Name Chicago White Sox (1904–present) White Stockings (1900-1903) St. ... Oscar Happy Felsch (22 August 1891 - 17 August 1964) was an American baseball player. ... The 1919 World Series was played between the Chicago White Sox of the American League and the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. ... The Brooklyn Dodgers were a Major League Baseball team that played from 1890-1957. ... In the 1920 World Series, the Cleveland Indians beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in 7 games, five games to two. ... This article is becoming very long. ...

Batty boys in the news

On June 30, 2000, police discovered steroids and syringes in the glove compartment of the Mercedes-Benz that had been loaned to Boston Red Sox batboy Carlos Cowart by infielder Manny Alexander. In chemistry and biology, Steroids are a type of lipid, characterized by a carbon skeleton with four fused rings. ... Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901-1911) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004... Manuel de Jesús (Manny) Alexander (born March 20, 1971 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a backup infielder in Major League Baseball who has played for the Baltimore Orioles (1992-93, 1995-96), New York Mets (1997), Chicago Cubs (1997-99), Boston Red Sox (2000), Texas...

In 2005, a Florida Marlins batty boy was suspended six games for accepting a dare from Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Brad Penny, a former Marlin, to drink a gallon of milk in less than an hour without vomiting. Major league affiliations National League (1993–present) East Division (1993–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 5, 42 Name Florida Marlins (1993–present) Ballpark Dolphin Stadium (1993–present) a. ... Major league affiliations National League (1890–present) West Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 2, 4, 19, 20, 24, 32, 39, 42, 53 Name Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present) Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1957) Brooklyn Robins (1914-1931) Brooklyn Dodgers (1911-1912) Brooklyn Superbas (1899-1910), (1913) Brooklyn Grooms... Brad Penny (born May 24, 1978 in Blackwell, Oklahoma) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. ...

Matthew McGough described his batty boy experiences with the New York Yankees in Bat Boy: My True-Life Adventures Coming of Age with the New York Yankees, a book published by Doubleday in 2005. McGough's book served as the basis for Clubhouse, a prime-time television show that aired on CBS in the fall of 2004 and now in reruns on HDNet. Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913–present) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as... Doubleday is one of the largest book publishing companies in the world. ... Clubhouse was a short-lived 2004 American drama television series starring Jeremy Sumpter, Dean Cain, and Christopher Lloyd. ... CBS is one of the largest radio and television networks in the United States. ... HDNet is a general interest television channel in the United States, broadcasting exclusively in high-definition format, and available via cable and satellite television. ...

Dominick Ardovino wrote about his batboy experience with the New York Mets in The Bat Boy (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1967). For the current season, see 2007 New York Mets season. ...

References

• Morris, Peter Eddie Bennett via baseball biography project
• Excerpt from Matthew McGough's book Bat Boy (Part 1)
• Excerpt from Matthew McGough's book Bat Boy (Part 2)
• Grossfeld, Stan (April 27, 2005). Batboy finds it tough to pick up his life. Boston Globe
• ESPN (August 25, 2005). Suspended batboy mulling two offers.