Long Island Ducks hit a holiday home run for hospital-bound children

Members of the Long Island Ducks visited children in pediatric units at multiple area hospitals on Wednesday, Dec. 17, delivering donated toys for the holiday season.

Ducks mascot QuackerJack was joined by team manager Lew Ford and several front office staff members for the visits. The Ducks made stops at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore and Stony Brook Children’s Hospital in Stony Brook.

QuackerJack and Ford visited with numerous children at each hospital and handed out gifts that were donated by Ducks fans during the month of December. Several kids and their families took photos with the two, received autographs and talked about the upcoming season of Ducks baseball. The manager and mascot also met some of the newest Ducks fans in the NICU at South Shore University Hospital.