Ducs de Longueuil
Ducs de Longueuil | |
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League | Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec (1957–present) |
Location | Longueuil, Quebec |
Ballpark | |
Year founded | 1957 |
Former name(s) |
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Colours | Navy Blue, Gold, White |
Ownership | LBEQ |
Manager | Louis-Karl Pedneault |
General Manager | André Payette |
Media | Le Courrier du Sud |
Website | www |
The Longueuil Ducs (French: Ducs de Longueuil) are a junior baseball team that play in the Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec. The Ducs play their home games at in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. Established in 1957 by former Montreal Canadiens star Émile Bouchard[1] as the Longueuil Junior, the team was later renamed the Longueuil Marquis, before settling on its current name, the Longueuil Ducs. The Ducs are one of the oldest baseball clubs in the province of Quebec.[2]
Former players[]
The following is a list of notable players who have played for the Ducs de Longueuil in the past:[2]
- Claude Gladu, former mayor of Longueuil
- Steve Green, Canada national baseball team and formerly for the Anaheim Angels, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox
- , Savannah Sand Gnats
- , Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
- Karl Gélinas, Capitales de Québec
- Ivan Naccarata, Capitales de Québec
References[]
- ^ Cloutier, Guillaume (2010-11-06). "Butch Bouchard intronisé au Temple de la Renommée du… baseball". Le Courrier du Sud (in French). Longueuil, Quebec, Canada: Quebecor Media. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lanciault, Jacques (2008-02-11). "Mais d'où proviennent les onze équipes de la LBÉQ (1 de 2)" (in French). Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
External links[]
Categories:
- Baseball teams in Quebec
- Sport in Longueuil
- 1957 establishments in Quebec
- Baseball teams established in 1957
- Canadian baseball team stubs