Somerset Patriots
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The Somerset Patriots are an American Minor League Baseball team based in Bridgewater Township, New Jersey. They are the Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. They compete in the Eastern League, known as the Double-A Northeast in 2021, and were previously members of the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball from 1998 to 2020. The Patriots have played their home games at TD Bank Ballpark since 1999.
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Minor league affiliations | |||||
Class | Double-A (2021–present) | ||||
Previous classes | Independent (1998–2020) | ||||
League | Eastern League (2022–present) | ||||
Division | Northeast Division | ||||
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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 (15) |
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First-half titles (2) |
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Team data | |||||
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 |
The Patriots are currently the most successful franchise in the Atlantic League, capturing six championship series titles in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2015. Their most recent playoff appearance was in 2018 when they lost in the semifinals against the Long Island Ducks.
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.