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The Long Island Ducks' official mascot is an anthropomorphic duck named QuackerJack. He wears the Ducks' full home white uniform with green and white sneakers. He debuted on March 18, 2000, at then-EAB Park. [15] His name alludes to a popular baseball game food produced by the Cracker Jack brand, and the quacking sound of a duck.
On February 6, 2018, Ford re-signed with the Long Island Ducks for the 2018 season. [7] On January 15, 2019, Ford re-signed with the Ducks for his 10th season with the club, and his sixth as a player-coach. On January 30, 2020, Ford re-signed with the Ducks for what would've been his 11th season, and seventh as a player-coach.
Fairfield Properties Ballpark is a 6,002-seat baseball park in Central Islip, New York that serves as the home of the Long Island Ducks, an independent professional baseball team that is a member of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Its first regular season game took place on May 14, 2000, when the Ducks played host to the Aberdeen ...
It’s a fowl day on the East End. An outbreak of H5N1 bird flu has struck Long Island’s last remaining duck farm and forced the operators to put down 99,000 birds, according to reports.
On Tuesday, September 13, 2006, the Long Island Ducks and the Camden Riversharks played an 18-inning ballgame that set the league record for the longest game in Atlantic League history. After the Ducks tied the score at five in the eighth inning, the game would progress another six frames before another run would cross the plate.
Timothy Macgill Melville (born October 9, 1989) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins, San Diego Padres, and Colorado Rockies.
Yoelqui Céspedes Maceo (born September 24, 1997), also known as Yoelkis Céspedes, is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played for Alazanes de Granma of the Cuban National Series before he defected from Cuba.
The Bridgeport Bluefish contend with the Long Island Ducks over the Ferry Cup, which is sponsored by the Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company. The two teams border on Long Island Sound, and many fans of both teams regularly cross it to support them. The Ducks currently hold the Ferry Cup by winning the 2011 season series 12–6.