Long Island Ducks launch Fourth of July jersey auction for charity

The Long Island Ducks’ Fourth of July jersey auction is live, with bids open from 6:35 p.m. July 2 through 10 a.m. July 9 for special jerseys worn by players and coaches during the club’s July 2, July 3 and July 4 games. Fans are bidding through the LiveSource mobile app, and the Ducks will contact the winning bidders directly after the auction closes.

The sale turns holiday uniforms into a fundraiser. Net proceeds benefit the QuackerJack Foundation, the Ducks’ charitable arm, which was formed in 2003 and has worked with hundreds of Long Island charities each year. A Ducks economic-impact report says the foundation has partnered with more than 900 local nonprofits since 2003, giving the auction a reach that extends well beyond one weekend at the ballpark.

The jerseys carry added appeal because they were worn in actual games during the club’s patriotic stretch, not made as replicas for the marketplace. The Ducks have used the holiday series as an annual fundraising tradition, and the current auction extends that practice during a stretch built around America’s 250th birthday. For supporters, the draw is not just owning a piece of team gear but owning a piece of a specific July run that tied baseball to Long Island’s summer calendar.

That connection matters for a franchise that treats attendance, identity and results as part of the same story. The Ducks are in their 26th season and say they lead Atlantic League history in wins and attendance. The club also says it has led all MLB Partner Leagues in total attendance for five straight seasons, has sold out a league-record 725 games all-time as of July 2, 2026, and has welcomed 9,452,655 fans through the gates of Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y.

The Atlantic League’s own history underlines why the auction lands with extra weight. The league says it was established in 1998 as MLB’s first Professional Partner League, has sent more than 1,450 players to MLB organizations over 27 years and has drawn nearly 50 million fans. Against that backdrop, a jersey auction is more than a novelty sale. It is another piece of the Ducks’ long-running effort to fold summer baseball, charity and Long Island baseball culture into the same holiday weekend.