Long Island Ducks Retired Jersey Numbers

Autographed Ticket Stubs from Davies, Navarrete and Harrelson Retired Jersey Nights

In the beginning of 2015, the Long Island Ducks announced that they would honor two of their retired, franchise players with jersey retirement ceremonies at Bethpage Ballpark during the season.

On June 19^th of that year, the 2004 Atlantic League Champion Series MVP, Justin Davies, was the first Duck to be so honored having his number 4 retired. Spending a total of six years in the outfield for Long Island (2000-05), Davies retired as the club leader in games played, runs scored, hits and stolen bases.

On August 16th, during the same summer, Long Island retired Ray Navarrete’s number 16. Navarrete played eight years with the organization (2006-13) and retired as the Ducks’ career leader in games played, hits, runs scored (surpassing Davies' mark of these three), home runs, RBIs, and doubles. Navarrete was a member of both the 2012 and 2103 League Championship teams and his late-inning, go-ahead 3-run  home run in game 5 of the 2013 series was instrumental to bringing the championship back to Long Island.

On August 3rd, in 2018, the Ducks memorialized a third jersey number to their left-center field Duckvision scoreboard. Long-time owner and former manager/coach Bud Harrelson had his special night; retiring number 3. Six months earlier, Harrelson publicly-announced that he has been fighting  an official Alzheimer’s diagnosis for more than 2 years which made for a very special night at Bethpage Ballpark.

Long Island Ducks SGA Bobbleheads

Long Island Ducks Bobblehead Giveaways

Major and Minor League baseball teams bring SGA Bobbleheads into their promotional schedule to attempt bring more fans through their turnstiles. Bobbleheads, which have become a subsect of collecting, really accomplish this task.  Here are some bobbleheads through the seasons of the Long Island Ducks. (Bottom Left to Right) Carlos Baerga (2002), Bud Harrelson (2002), Doug Jennings (2005), (Top Left ot Right) Gary Carter(2009), Ray Navarrete (2010).

Bud Harrelson – 1969 New York “Miracle Mets” Golden Glove Shortstop

Autographed 2000 Long Island Ducks Inaugural Pocket Schedule, Scorecard and First-Game Commemorative Ticket

With the singular distinction of being the only name on both the 1969 and 1986 New York Mets’ World Championship rosters, Bud Harrelson’s major league career spanned 15 years (1965-80) and included multiple All-Star Selections (’70 & ’71) and a Golden Glove Award (’71).

Harrelson’s MLB success has been matched by his role as one of the three owners who brought the professional baseball team of the Long Island Ducks to the Island, opening their gates in the 2000 inaugural season.

Since the team's inception, Harrelson has been lending his New York name recognition and tireless efforts to promote the Ducks and still serves as their owner, Senior VP of Baseball Operations, bench coach and “Foremost Long Island Duck Goodwill Ambassador” today.