Tag Archives: Baseball Transactions

Bridgewater, NJ- Left-handed pitcher Jeremy Bleich has been called up by the Oakland Athletics and becomes the 20th former Somerset Patriots player to make the major leagues after time with the Patriots. Bleich started this year in Triple-A Nashville where he had a 1-1 record, a 3.23 ERA and 38 strikeouts over 39 innings in 27 games pitched. Bleich played …

Bridgewater, New Jersey – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of Major League outfielder Ramon Flores. He will be active for Friday night’s game against the Road Warriors. Flores enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and first in the Atlantic League. The left-handed outfielder has three years of service at the Major League level. He broke into …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Aaron Laffey’s contract has been purchased by the New York Mets. Laffey is expected to report to Triple-A. Laffey was 2-0 with a 3.10 ERA and 13 strikeouts over 20.1 innings pitched in four starts for Somerset this season. 2018 was his second season with the Somerset Patriots and …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that left-handed pitcher Brett Oberholtzer’s contract has been purchased by the Colorado Rockies. He is expected to report to Triple-A.   Oberholtzer was scheduled to be the team’s Opening Day starter in his first season with the Somerset Patriots. The 6’1” southpaw has four years of service in the Majors, including three with …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-hand pitcher Scott Copeland’s contract has been purchased by the New York Mets. He is expected to report to Double-A Binghamton.   The 6’3” righty broke into the big leagues in 2015 with the Toronto Blue Jays. That year, Copeland went 1-1 over five games (three starts) with six strikeouts. He had …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that first baseman/outfielder Joe Maloney has been signed by the Baltimore Orioles organization. Maloney briefly joined the Somerset Patriots at the end of 2017 and the playoffs after an MVP season with the Rockland Boulders of the Can-Am League. He appeared in two regular season games in Somerset where hit .444 with two …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that the team has acquired outfielder Joe Maloney from the Rockland Boulders (Can American League) for a player to be named later.   Maloney enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.   He just finished a playoff run with the Boulders that ended in …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the re-signing of infielder David Vidal. Vidal returns for his third season with the Somerset Patriots and the Atlantic League. He was recently named the #17 Patriots in the team’s 20th season countdown of the top players in franchise history. The San Juan, Puerto Rico native enjoyed a memorable 2016 campaign in Somerset …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of right-handed pitcher Mark Hamburger. He was acquired in a trade with the St. Paul Saints of the American Association for a player to be named later. Hamburger enters his first season with the Somerset Patriots and the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Hamburger has Major League service with the Texas …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that All-Star outfielder Justin Pacchioli’s contract has been purchased by the Boston Red Sox.   In his first season with the Somerset Patriots and in the Atlantic League, Pacchioli was named an All-Star and was hitting .281 with a team-high 61 runs and 35 stolen bases at the time of his contract being …