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Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Jeremy Bleich.   Bleich enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He has played in the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies organizations, including three seasons of Triple-A service.   Bleich was originally drafted by the Yankees …

York, PA – The York Revolution (10-9, 50-39) scored four unanswered runs in the late innings against the Somerset Patriots (11-9, 49-41) to win the rubber match Wednesday evening at PeoplesBank Park. York tied the game at three with a three runs in the sixth then Joel Guzman’s homer (12) proved to be the difference in the eighth inning as …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Nik Turley Turley enters his first season with the Somerset patriots and first in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. The southpaw began the 2016 season in the Boston Red Sox organization with Double-A Portland, where he posted one win, two saves and 48 strikeouts over 35.2 innings …

York, PA – The York Revolution (9-9, 49-39) defeated the Somerset Patriots (11-8, 49-40) 5-2 Tuesday evening at PeoplesBank Park. Jared Mitchell slugged his first two homers of the year and the Patriots (11-8, 49-40) stranded 13 base runners. The Patriots five game winning streak came to an end.   “We battled and put some good at bats together, but …

York, PA – The Somerset Patriots (11-7, 49-39) won their fifth game in a row as they led wire-to-wire against the York Revolution (8-9, 48-39) in the series opener Monday night from PeoplesBank Park. Somerset scored five first inning runs and cruised the rest of the way to a 10-3 victory.   “We feel really good right now,” said fourth …

Lancaster, PA – The Somerset Patriots (10-7, 48-39) scored five runs in the seventh inning to propel them to a three-game sweep of the Lancaster Barnstomers (6-11, 40-46) Sunday afternoon at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Somerset notched its 27th come from behind win erasing a 3-1 hole to win 6-4. Of their last 12 wins, 10 have been come from behind …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of right-handed pitcher Randy Boone.   Boone enters his second season with the Somerset Patriots and second in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Last year, Boone went 5-3 with a 2.79 ERA over 16 starts with the Patriots, including a 12-start stretch from May 2 through July 4 in which …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of first baseman Kyle Roller.   Roller enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He owns six seasons of service within the New York Yankees organization.   Roller was originally drafted by the Yankees in the 8th round of the 2010 MLB …

Bridgewater, NJ – David Vidal hit a walk off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to lead the Somerset Patriots (7-7, 45-39) over the Sugar Land Skeeters (8-7, 43-42) 5-4 before 7,825 fans at TD Bank Ballpark on Thursday evening.   With one out in the ninth, Vidal launched a solo shot (9) over the left field wall …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Jim Miller.   Miller enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He owns five seasons of Major League service, most recently with the New York Yankees in 2014. Miller, who also played in the big leagues with the Baltimore …