The Ducs de Longueuil are a junior baseball

Baseball

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 team that play in the Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec

Ligue de Baseball Élite du Québec

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. The Ducs play their home games at Parc Paul-Pratt in Longueuil

Longueuil

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, Quebec

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, Canada

Canada

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. Established in 1957 by former Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens

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 star Émile Bouchard

Emile Bouchard

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 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.

Former players

The following is a list of notable players who have played for the Ducs de Longueuil in the past:

• Claude Gladu
  Claude Gladu
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  , mayor of Longueuil
• Steve Green
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  , Canada national baseball team
  Canada national baseball team
  Canada has qualified for two Olympic games, in 2004 and 2008. Canadian teams also competed twice when baseball was a demonstration sport, in 1984 and 1988.-1984 Summer Olympics:...
  
   and formerly for the Anaheim Angels, Philadelphia Phillies
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   and Boston Red Sox
  Boston Red Sox
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• Guillaume Leduc, New York Mets
  New York Mets
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   prospect
• Leonardo Ochoa, San Francisco Giants
  San Francisco Giants
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   prospect
• Karl Gélinas, Capitales de Québec
• Ivan Naccarata, Capitales de Québec
• Benoit Émond, Capitales de Québec
• Douglas Toro, Capitales de Québec

External links

• http://www.ducsdelongueuil.com