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Suffolk County Sheriff Will Throw First Pitch At LI Ducks Game
Sheriff Toulon was a batboy for the Yankees before he began his law enforcement career.
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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.
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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.
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The first 750 guests to arrive at the Friday game will get Ducks thundersticks.
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