SAN FRANCISCO — A beloved remedy bunny named Alex The Nice, who offered snuggles and luxury from ballparks to NBA arenas, airports, farmers markets and even Easter egg hunts and NASCAR races, has died. He was 4.
A floppy-eared Flemish big who was bigger than life in each measurement and spirit, Alex suffered problems from most cancers therapy and died early Monday, his house owners mentioned. The rabbit had undergone care on the famend UC Davis Veterinary Hospital in latest days.
Alex appeared June 4 sporting his signature cap for Padres-Giants at Oracle Park. At 4 months previous, he attended his first Giants recreation in April 2021 — believed to be the primary bunny within the stands on the waterfront ballpark.
He cherished sporting bow ties and using in his remote-controlled automotive, which Alex did in November 2021 following an Arizona Fall League look at Scottsdale Stadium the place he noticed now-Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe as a rising prospect.
Homeowners Kei Kato and Josh Row saved Alex from a slaughterhouse — however, actually, it was the bunny who saved them. They took Alex on all their journeys and he spent hours at San Francisco Worldwide Airport with a golden retriever buddy providing vacationers emotional assist.
“He saved us and saved so many individuals,” Kato mentioned by way of textual content message Monday. “All of the tales individuals are sharing are so overwhelming.”
Followers stopped in awe after they noticed Alex The Nice wherever he went, usually shocked by his measurement and at all times desperate to snap a photograph or selfie. Kato and Row have been thrilled to share him with the world as a result of Alex had introduced them a lot love and pleasure and so they needed to unfold that to anybody who may want a carry or a smile. Or provide an opportunity to pet Alex's smooth orange fur or give him a hug.
“We bear in mind him effectively for his shock frequent visits to the ballpark,” Giants CEO Larry Baer mentioned in a textual content message. “We bear in mind the consolation he introduced those that cherished him and the enjoyment he introduced so many.”
Kato misplaced her brewery restaurant through the pandemic and adopting Alex offered her with a brand new objective. He helped Kato cope with the nervousness and stress of now not having her fundamental supply of earnings and the achievement her enterprise introduced.
“I misplaced all of it due to COVID, so I've been actually careworn lots,” Kato mentioned on the ballpark that spring night time in 2021. “We assist native. I used to be a neighborhood. He's effectively skilled, too.”
When Alex grew to become such successful on the large display, quick-thinking Daniel Kurish of the Marlins' media relations employees went to seek out the bunny within the seventh inning to ship some Miami gear.
Lower than a month later, in Could 2021, Alex appeared at a Suns-Warriors recreation at Chase Middle. After all, they cherished him there, too. He'd additionally pop up outdoors the world in Thrive Metropolis every so often to greet followers earlier than video games.
“Let his legend proceed,” Kato and Row wrote on Alex's social media, “he was very cherished.”
