When David Leiderman caught the ceremonial first pitch from former Mets outfielder Endy Chavez at the fifth annual Mike Leiderman Cup, he couldn’t help but think about what his father would’ve thought about his form.

“I think he is probably critiquing every player that’s playing right now,” David Leiderman said. “He was obsessed with baseball, he loved it. I’m sure even the way I was catching that first pitch, he would be yelling at me.”

Long Island defeated New York City, 5-3, for the third consecutive year under the lights at Molloy University’s Mitchel Athletic Complex in Uniondale on Friday night in the fifth annual Mike Leiderman Cup. The game, consisting of Long Island and New York City’s best rising seniors, is held in honor of Mike Leiderman, who died from complications of ALS —

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