 The team's first manager was Bud Harrelson, a part-owner of the team and a former Major League player.The Ducks, the only professional baseball team located on suburban Long Island, began play in 2000, and from 2000-2019 won four ALPB championships (see below).Team owner Frank Boulton expressed his contentment with the Ducks in 2007 to "Baseball America", saying, "The Long Island Ducks are the best thing I've ever done in baseball."