- Ducs de Longueuil
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Ducs de Longueuil Founded in 1957
Longueuil, Quebec
Team logoLeague affiliations - Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec (1957-Present)
Name - Ducs de Longueuil
Longueuil Marquis
Longueuil Junior
Team Colours - Navy Blue, Gold, White
Ballpark - Parc Paul-Pratt
Championships - League titles:
Owner(s)/Operated By: LBEQ General Manager: Robert Loiseau Manager: Luc Desgroseilliers Media: Le Courrier du Sud Website: [http://www.ducsdelongueuil.com] The Ducs de Longueuil (English: Longueuil Ducs) are a junior baseball team that play in the Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec. The Ducs play their home games at Parc Paul-Pratt 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, mayor of Longueuil
- Steve Green, Canada national baseball team and formerly for the Anaheim Angels, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox
- Guillaume Leduc, New York Mets prospect
- Leonardo Ochoa, San Francisco Giants prospect
- Karl Gélinas, Capitales de Québec
- Ivan Naccarata, Capitales de Québec
- Benoit Émond, Capitales de Québec
- Douglas Toro, Capitales de Québec
References
- ^ Cloutier, Guillaume (2010-11-06). "Butch Bouchard intronisé au Temple de la Renommée du… baseball" (in French). Le Courrier du Sud (Longueuil, Quebec, Canada: Quebecor Media). http://lecourrierdusud.canoe.ca/webapp/sitepages/content.asp?contentid=164987&id=224&classif=Nouvelles. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
- ^ 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. http://www.lbeq.com/index.php?corps=nouvelle&P_ZONE_MENU=0&P_ZONE_SMENU=4&P_AFFICHE_DATE=0&FORM=0. Retrieved 2009-03-28.
External links
Categories:- Baseball teams in Quebec
- Longueuil
- Baseball team stubs
- Canadian sports team stubs
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