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History

Residents of Long Island anticipated the arrival of professional baseball for many years, until the Ducks' inaugural 2000 season. The New York Mets and the New York Yankees own the territorial rights to keep an affiliated team, Major or Minor League, from moving within a certain distance of their respective ballparks.

Baseball fans on Long Island enthusiastically support the Ducks, and the team has led the Atlantic League in attendance in 12 of their 14 seasons. In 2007, team owner Frank Boulton expressed his contentment with the Ducks to Baseball America saying, "The Long Island Ducks are the best thing I've ever done in baseball."

Along with their success at the gate, the Ducks celebrated their first Atlantic League championship in 2004 when they defeated the Camden Riversharks in a three-game sweep to capture the Atlantic League Championship Series. Outfielder Justin Davies was named Championship Series Most Valuable Player. That summer, shortstop Kevin Baez was named the MVP of the Atlantic League All-Star Game, which was also held at Camden's Campbell's Field.

On Monday, November 10, 2009, the Ducks announced that former Major Leaguer and Hall-of-Famer Gary Carter would be the new manager for the 2009 season. That year, he led the Ducks to a 74-66 record along with the Second Half Liberty Division championship. It would be the sixth consecutive season that the Ducks reached the postseason. After Carter's passing in 2012, the Ducks honored his memory by dedicating the season to their former skipper and wearing a commemorative #8 patch on their uniforms all season long.

Former MLB All-stars Dontrelle Willis and Ramon Castro signed with the Ducks in 2013. Among the other former Major Leaguers on Long Island's roster in 2013 were Ben Broussard, Leo Rosales, Josh Barfield, Bill Hall, Bryant Nelson, Ian Snell and Lew Ford. Rich Hill played with the Ducks for part of the 2015 season before returning to the majors.

Éric Gagné attempted a comeback with the Ducks in 2017. First baseman Nate Freiman, pitcher Henderson Alvarez, outfielder Quintin Berry, and pitcher Tim Melville were four Ducks player during the 2017 season who had their contracts purchased by an MLB organization or foreign professional league.


Season-by-season records

Long Island Ducks - 2000 to 2017[6]
Season	W - L Record	Winning Percentage	Finish	Playoffs
2000	82-58	.586	3rd in North Division	Did Not Make Playoffs
2001	62-64	.492	1st in North Division	Did Not Make Playoffs
2002	65-61	.516	2nd in North Division	Did Not Make Playoffs
2003	67-59	.532	1st in North Division	Did Not Make Playoffs
2004	65-61	.516	3rd in North Division	5-1 (Won Championship)
2005	67-73	.479	1st in North Division	1-2 (Lost Division Final)
2006	73-53	.579	2nd in North Division	0-2 (Lost Division Final)
2007	72-54	.571	1st in North Division	0-2 (Lost Division Final)
2008	71-69	.507	1st in Liberty Division	0-2 (Lost Division Final)
2009	74-66	.529	1st in Liberty Division	2-3 (Lost Division Final)
2010	70-68	.507	3rd in Liberty Division	Did Not Make Playoffs
2011	78-47	.624	1st in Liberty Division	4-4 (Lost Championship Series)
2012	63-74	.460	3rd in Liberty Division	6-4 (Won Championship)
2013	63-77	.450	2nd in Liberty Division	6-2 (Won Championship)
2014	73-67	.521	2nd in Liberty Division	Did Not Make Playoffs
2015	80-59	.576	2nd in Liberty Division	2-3 (Lost Division Final)
2016	72-68	.514	2nd in Liberty Division	3-5 (Lost Championship Series)
2017	73-67	.521	3rd in Liberty Division	3-4 (Lost Championship Series)
Totals (2000–2017)	1119-998	.526	11 Playoff Berths	3 Championships
Playoffs	27-25	.519	-	-

• 3 Atlantic League Championships (2004, 2012, 2013)