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 home runs and 185 RBI in his big league career.

Perez is a likely replacement for Matt Esquivel who will be sidelined for a good portion of the rest of the season with a shoulder injury and after having surgery on his hand. However, the signing of Perez may be held up do to a hang up with Perez being able to get a visa.

The Ducks also added former Villanova standout Matt Fleishman. Fleishman a native of Commack, NY, hit .320 with 5 home runs and 42 RBI for Villanova in 2012. 

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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 much of our time helping her adapt to being school and growing up. Throw in our three year old son Jake and there isn't much time left for updating a blog which needs constant attention. 

I've decided to go back and do my personal blog where I'll still write about the Atlantic League and the Ducks but it will be on a less frequent basis. This will also enable me to write about other issues like my family, Autism awareness, fantasy sports, etc.

I appreciate all your support! 

Broken Bat with Corey Mansfield

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