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Photo Credit: Pinstriped Prospects Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots, the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate, have announced right-handed pitcher Luis Gil as the first ever player assigned to the team in their new partnership with the Yankees. The hard-throwing Dominican is the Yankees #4 ranked prospect by Baseball America and #5 by MLB Pipeline. He was acquired by New York …

Bridgewater, NJ – The Somerset Patriots, along with Flemington Car & Truck Country, Clinton Honda, and Jaguar Land Rover Princeton have made a donation of 1,000 individual turkeys with all the trimmings to local families through the Food Bank Network of Somerset County and the Flemington Area Food Pantry. The donation is expected to serve between 4,000 and 5,000 people …

The New York Yankees today announced changes to their minor league affiliation structure as a result of the expiration of the Professional Baseball Agreement (between Major League Baseball and Minor League Baseball) and the creation of the Prospect Development Pipeline, a collaborative effort between MLB and USA Baseball to establish an official identification and player development pathway for amateur baseball …

Bridgewater, NJ- Somerset Patriots Co-Chairmen Jonathan and Josh Kalafer have gifted a sculpture to the team and Somerset County in honor of their father, Chairman Emeritus Steve Kalafer, and Manager Emeritus Sparky Lyle. “It’s such a wonderful opportunity for us to be able to put in a physical being the story of Sparky and dad, how they met, their history, …

Bridgewater, NJ- A Drive-Thru Job Fair for residents in Hunterdon and Somerset counties will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Somerset Patriots’ TD Bank Ballpark, 1 Patriots Park, Bridgewater (GPS: 860 East Main Street, Bridgewater). The event is free to attend, for employers and job seekers. It is presented by the Somerset Patriots …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (8-4) defeated the New Jersey Blasters (4-8) 8-4 at TD Bank Ballpark on Friday night. The Blasters took an early 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning on a pair of errors by the Patriots. Somerset cut the lead in half in the bottom of the frame when Scott Kelly came home to …

Photo Credit: Cheryl Pursell Bridgewater, NJ – When Brandon Leibrandt’s contract was purchased by the Miami Marlins from the Somerset Patriots on Thursday, August 6th, the left-handed pitcher’s unique journey was inches of the dream of reaching Major League Baseball. That dream has now become a reality with the Marlins announcement on Tuesday, August 18th that Leibrandt’s contract had been …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots will host Elvis: Thru The Years starring Jim Barone at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday, September 20th at 5:00 pm. The outdoor concert event will take place on the field at TD Bank Ballpark, with patrons allowed to bring lawn chairs or beach towels to sit on the grass in the outfield as Barone performs …

Bridgewater, NJ- The Somerset Patriots (4-4) defeated the New Jersey Blasters (4-4) 3-1 at TD Bank Ballpark on Sunday night to even up the SOMERSET Professional Baseball Series. The Patriots took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning on an RBI groundout by Adam Tricarico. Connor Justus had the big hit of the game, a two-out, …

Bridgewater, NJ- The New Jersey Blasters (1-0) defeated the Somerset Patriots (0-1) 7-2 in the first professional baseball game in the state of New Jersey in 2020 as part of the newly created SOMERSET Professional Baseball Series. The Blasters got out in front early after Martin Figueroa drew a walk, stole second, and came around to score on an RBI …