your 2012 long island bombers
The Long Island Bombers are a dedicated group of baseball enthusiasts from the Long Island and Tri-state area. They just happen to be blind and visually impaired. They hold rigorous practices, instructional clinics and play exhibition and competitive games against sighted and other visually impaired teams in the Metropolitan area. The combined efforts of our players, volunteers and supporters are what make the Long Island Bombers successful.
A Game Against WFAN
The Long Island Bombers will take on the employees from the WFAN 660 in New York City Hear the Ball on Saturday, May 19. The game will take place from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.on field 12 of the Central Park North Meadow (entrance is at West 97th Street and Central Park West).
Various vendors will be present from noon to 2 p.m. to educate about the services available for people with visual impairments. They will be situated on the handball courts at the Central Park North Meadow.
The rain date is set for Sunday, May 20, but only the game will be played.
Beeping in the Bronx
The New York Yankees honored the Long Island Bombers on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, by presenting practice balls to four players and four volunteers before the Yankees beat Tampa Bay, 4-2 to capture the American League East title. Each Bomber was introduced to the crowd of 42,755 while a video of the team playing beep baseball at the Stadium was played on the Centerfield scoreboard. The Bombers filmed the video in the Yankee Stadium outfield in July 2011 and Yankees Magazine and the Epoch Times covered the event.
Winter Recruitment
The Long Island Bombers are currently in spring training and 2012 recruitment has been ongoing.
We are looking for players in all positions and volunteers in multiple capacities, on or off the field. If you are a player looking to contribute, or a volunteer seeking to help out, please complete and submit the form at libombers.org/join. For more information, contact Ted Fass at 516.764.2002.