Suffolk County Sheriff Will Throw First Pitch At LI Ducks Game

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY —The first pitch at the Long Island Ducksgame this Friday will be thrown by a Long Islander with some experience on the baseball field. Suffolk County Sheriff Errol Toulon Jr, worked as a batboy for the New York Yankees before his law enforcement career.

Sheriff Toulon will throw the first ball at the Ducks 6:35 p.m. game against York Revolution.

When the sheriff worked for the Yankees, big names like Thurman Munson, Reggie Jackson and Bobby Murcer were playing for the team.

He attributes some of his life success to that unique experience.

“I believe that the foundation for what I am as Sheriff began with my parents and was solidified during my time with the Yankees,” he said in a news statement from the sheriff's office.

The first 750 guests to arrive at the Friday game will get Ducks thundersticks.