Timo Perez Takes Batting Practice With Ducks

Former New York Met, Timo Perez took batting practice with the Ducks on Thursday at the Bethpage Ballpark. Perez was also in the dugout for game that night. Perez last played in the major leagues for the Detroit Tigers in 2007, and has bounced around between the Tigers, Phillies, and Dodgers Triple-A affiliates the last few years. He has a .269 batting average with 26 ...

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...still alive

I'd like to apologize to my readers of the "ATL Baseball Blog" and "LI Ducks Blog" for disappearing on them over the last couple months.While I enjoy blogging about the Atlantic League and the Long Island Ducks, it became a lot of work and I was unable to keep up with it and my family.Many of may know but my daughter Emma has Autism and my wife Stephanie and I have dedicating...

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Recaps From Yesterday (4/28)

Here's a recap from Atlantic League action yesterday:Somerset Patriots - 14Long Island Ducks - 3 The Somerset Patriots (1-2), got their first win of the season defeating the Long Island Ducks (2-1), 14-3 on Saturday night at TD Bank Park.Somerset exploded for a 7-run fifth inning, which blew the game wide open. Every Somerset starter had at least one-hit. Yusuf Carter lead...

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DeAngelo Mack Signed By Somerset

The Somerset Patriots have signed outfielder DeAngelo Mack.  DeAngelo Mack was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 13th round (405th overall) of the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft out of the University of South Carolina. In four seasons in the Yankees organization he had a .274 batting average with 27 home runs and 144 RBI. Last season, he split time between Tampa(A+) and...

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Atlantic League Season Kicks Off Tonight

The Atlantic League seasons kicks off tonight!Here's the schedule for tonightLong Island Ducks at Somerset Patriots, 7:05pm, TD Bank Park, Bridgewater, NJ.York Revolution at Sugar Land Skeeters, 7:05pm, Constellation Field, Sugar Land, TX. Camden RiverSharks at Bridgeport Bluefish, 7:05pm, Ball Park at Harbor Yard, Bridgeport, CT.Lancaster Barnstormers at Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, 7:05, Regency Furniture Stadium, Waldorf, ...

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Patriots to Honor Willie Randolph This Saturday

The Somerset Patriots will be honoring New York Yankees great and former New York Mets manager Willie Randolph with the Somerset Patriots Outstanding Community Service Award this Saturday night.Here's an excerpt from the Patriots press release: "Randolph will receive the Somerset Patriots Outstanding Community Service Award for his work through the Willie Randolph Foundation,...

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Danny Gonzalez And Ricardo Gomez In York Camp

Danny Gonzalez and Ricardo Gomez have reported to camp with the York Revolution. Gonzalez was signed earlier in the spring.Ricardo Gomez will be entering his fifth season in the Atlantic League, and second with the York. He previously played for Lancaster in 2008 and 2009, and Long Island in 2010. Gomez has also played in the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh Pirates organizations....

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