 The Long Island Ducks played their first season in 2000, two years after the ALPB inaugural season.Since their inception the Ducks' home ballpark has been Bethpage Ballpark, formerly known as Suffolk County Sports Park (1999), EAB Park (2000-2001), and Citibank Park (2002-2009).The "Ducks" name refers to Long Island's duck-farming heritage (itself represented by the Big Duck ferrocement) and recalls the former Long Island Ducks professional ice hockey team.