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| Class | Double-A (2021–present) | ||||
| Previous classes | Independent (1998–2020) | ||||
| League | Eastern League (2021–present) | ||||
| Division | Northeast Division | ||||
Previous leagues | Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (1998–2020) | ||||
| Major league affiliations | |||||
| Team | New York Yankees (2021–present) | ||||
| Previous teams | Independent (1998–2020) | ||||
| Minor league titles | |||||
| League titles (7) |
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| Division titles (16) |
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| First-half titles (2) |
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| Second-half titles (1) |
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| Name | Somerset Patriots (1998–present) | ||||
| Colors | Navy blue, maroon, gray, white | ||||
| Mascot | Sparkee[1] | ||||
| Ballpark | TD Bank Ballpark (1999–present) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | The Kalafer Family[2] | ||||
| General manager | Patrick McVerry[2] | ||||
| Manager | Raul Dominguez | ||||
| Media | WCTC 1450 AM and MiLB.TV | ||||
| Website | milb.com/somerset | ||||
The Somerset Patriots are an American professional Minor League Baseball (MiLB) team based in Bridgewater, New Jersey. They are the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They compete in the Eastern League (EL), known as the Double-A Northeast in 2021, and were previously members of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB) from 1998 to 2020. The Patriots have played their home games at TD Bank Ballpark since 1999.
From 1998 to 2020, the Patriots were the most successful franchise in the Atlantic League. During their twenty-two seasons, they compiled 1,580 regular seasons wins, 47 playoff wins, captured thirteen division titles and six league championship titles in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2015, all league records. Their most recent Atlantic League playoff appearance was in 2018 when they lost in the semifinals against the Long Island Ducks.[3]
Their success continued with the move to the Eastern League in 2021 winning back-to-back division titles in 2021 and 2022 and the 2022 Eastern League Championship.They won the first-half season division title in 2023 and the second-half season division title in 2024.[4]
The "Patriots" name refers to the Middlebrook encampment where the first official flag of the United States was unfurled, after a law to adopt a national flag had been passed by Congress on June 14, 1777. By special order of Congress, a 13-star flag is flown 24 hours a day at the Washington Camp Ground, part of the former Middlebrook encampment, in Bridgewater Township.
- ^ "Sparkee". Somerset Patriots. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ a b "Front Office Directory". Somerset Patriots. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- ^ "DUCKS BECOME WINNINGEST TEAM IN ATLANTIC LEAGUE HISTORY". Long Island Ducks. June 19, 2023. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
- ^ "Patriots Clinch Playoff Spot With 2nd Half Championship". MiLB.com. September 15, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.