Long Island Ducks add McBroom, Kohlwey and Town to roster
The Long Island Ducks added infielder Ryan McBroom and outfielders Taylor Kohlwey and River Town, a three-player move that immediately deepened both the infield and the outfield. McBroom entered his second season with Long Island and his 12th season in professional baseball, giving the Ducks a veteran bat at a moment when roster movement was already picking up.
The timing mattered as much as the names. Long Island announced the signings on April 11, then opened its spring exhibition slate April 18 with a 16-2 win over the California Dogecoin at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. The club’s 2025 spring training roster, posted by the Ducks around the same period, showed how quickly the organization was building out options before the summer schedule settled in.
That is the reality of the Atlantic League, where players can move fast to affiliated organizations or other opportunities and teams have to keep replenishing their benches. By bringing in McBroom, Kohlwey and Town together, Long Island gave its staff more flexibility than a single transaction would have provided. The move also pointed to what the Ducks believed was missing right now: a more stable mix of experienced depth and lineup alternatives.
McBroom’s stay proved how quickly the market can change. On April 21, the Ducks announced that his contract had been purchased by the SSG Landers of the Korean Baseball Organization, cutting short what had just been framed as another season in Long Island. That turn underscored the league’s constant churn, where one signing can become both a short-term lineup fix and a bridge to a larger opportunity.
For the Ducks, the addition of two outfielders alongside McBroom suggested more than simple housekeeping. It was a roster-intent move, the kind clubs make when they want immediate production, injury protection and a broader reset all at once. Long Island did not wait for problems to stack up. It moved early, added three players at once, and kept its roster flexible as the season and the player market continued to shift.