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Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signings of former Major League pitchers Mickey Storey and Buddy Boshers and the re-signing of right-handed pitcher Kyler Newby.   Storey brings two years of Major League service into his first season with the Patriots. The righty made his Major League debut in 2012 with the Houston Astros, carrying a 3.86 …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signings of former Major League infielders Mat Gamel and Robert Andino Gamel begins his first year with the Patriots having spent parts of five seasons from 2008-2012 in the Majors with the Milwaukee Brewers. Over that span, Gamel hit six home runs with 29 RBI, including five home runs in 2009. …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced the signings of infielders Greg Hopkins and David Vidal.   Hopkins arrives in Somerset after spending his entire professional baseball career in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. In five seasons with the Brewers, he has reached as high as Double-A.   The Mansfield, Massachusetts native split time between High-A Brevard County and Double-A …

Bridgewater, N.J. – Somerset Patriots designated hitter Jake Fox has signed a minor league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays organization with a Major League Spring Training invite.   Last year, the Indiana native split the majority of his time between Mexico (Laguna) and Double-A Reading in the Philadelphia Phillies organization before finishing the season with the Patriots. Overall, Fox combined …

Bridgewater, N.J.- Somerset Patriots right-handed pitcher Jason Lowey, the reigning Atlantic League Reliever Of The Year, has been signed by the Colorado Rockies organization.   Lowey received the honor as the league’s top reliever after posting a 5-1 record with a 1.90 earned run average and 59 strikeouts against just 15 walks over 56.2 innings pitched. In addition, his 59 …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have re-signed the 2013 Atlantic League Player of the Year Jake Fox.   Fox was leading the Atlantic League with 25 home runs and 82 RBI and was among the league leaders in several offensive categories including a .310 batting average before signing to play for the Arizona Diamondbacks last season. Despite playing in 96 …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of infielder Brian Barden and the return of outfielder Mike Wilson and left-handed pitcher Matt Maloney. Barden has 119 games of Major League experience with the Arizona Diamondbacks, St. Louis Cardinals, and Miami Marlins organization. He last played in the Majors for the Marlins in 2010. In addition to his Major …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots have announced that infielder Nate Spears has been signed by the Philadelphia Phillies organization and will report to Triple-A. Spears was among the team’s best hitters, leading the Patriots in RBI with 21 and had four home runs in 37 games played this season before having his contract purchased by the Phillies organization. Spears …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced the signing of left-handed pitcher Daniel Herrera. Herrera has Major League experience with the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, and New York Mets. He last pitched in the Majors during the 2011 season, including 16 games for the Mets where he finished 0-1 with a 1.13 ERA and five strikeouts in eight innings pitched. …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots have announced that right-handed pitchers Kyler Newby and Brett Brach have been signed by Major League organizations. Newby will be joining the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization and reporting to Triple-A. Newby did not allow a run in 11 innings pitched in 11 games and struck out 10 this season for Somerset. Before joining …