The 2017 Atlantic League All-Star Game is slated for TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Somerset Patriots, as the circuit marks its 20th season anniversary in one of its first markets. (more…)
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Best of the Ballparks 2016, Independent Baseball: TD Bank Ballpark
TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Atlantic League’s Somerset Patriots, was chosen for the second consecutive year as the best independent ballpark in Ballpark Digest’s Best of the Ballparks 2016 fan competition. (more…)
Somerset Sets Atlantic League Weekend Attendance Record
Big record to pass along: The Somerset Patriots set a new Atlantic League weekend attendance record, welcoming 22,907 fans to TD Bank Ballpark from Friday, June 17 through Sunday, June 19. (more…)
Hunton: Front-Office Staffer, Career Saves Leader
We can’t think of any similar accomplishments in pro baseball: Last night Jon Hunton, director of player personnel for the Somerset Patriots, set a new Atlantic League record for saves. (more…)
Best of the Ballparks: TD Bank Ballpark
We have a winner in Best of the Ballparks competition for independent ballparks. In heavy voting, fans chose TD Bank Ballpark, home of the Somerset Patriots, over CHS Field. (more…)
McVerry contract extended to total 25-year term
With an announced eight-year contract extension, Somerset Patriots (independent; Atlantic League) President/General Manager Patrick McVerry will be with the team for 25 years, according to team Chairman Steve Kalafer. (more…)
Saints go for 1,000th win in franchise history today
The next win notched by the St. Paul Saints (independent; American Association) will be a historic one: it will be the 1,000th win in franchise history. Only four independent teams reached that mark: the Winnipeg Goldeyes and Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks (American Association) and the Bridgeport Bluefish and Somerset Patriots (Atlantic League). The Saints play the Sioux […]
Atlantic League hits big milestone: 30 million fans
The independent Atlantic League hit a big milestone this weekend, attracting the 30-millionth fan to a league game. “We are excited to celebrate surpassing 30 million fans coming to our ballparks in just our 17th year,” says Atlantic League president Rick White. “Our goal every year is to provide affordable family entertainment for all baseball […]
Kalafer: No Alex Rodriguez in Atlantic League
After media reports surfaced that the Long Island Ducks would consider signing Alex Rodriguez for the 2014 season, another independent Atlantic League owner stepped forward to dispute the idea. As you are probably already know, arbitrator Fredric Horowitz ruled Saturday that Rodriguez must sit out the 2014 regular and post season for violations of MLB’s […]
Atlantic League announces new divisional alignment
The independent Atlantic League will have a new divisional structure for 2014, with the eight teams split into the Liberty and Freedom divisions. The Somerset Patriots, Long Island Ducks, Camden Riversharks and Bridgeport Bluefish are in the Liberty Division; the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Sugar Land Skeeters, Lancaster Barnstormers and York Revolution are in the […]
TD Bank Ballpark goes green with solar panels
With the installation of 3,465 solar panels, TD Bank Ballpark, the home of the Somerset Patriots (independent; Atlantic League), is now one of the greenest ballparks in all of baseball. The installation was overseen by Somerset County Improvement Authority. “The initiative of Somerset County and the Board of Chosen Freeholder to reduce the carbon footprint […]
Middlesex County to make another run at pro baseball?
It sounds like Middlesex County (N.J.) is ready to make another run at professional baseball, as Freeholder Director Christopher D. Rafano says county officials will work on a public/private partnership on a new facility. Not much else was discussed, as Rafano made the announcement during his annual director’s address, outlining county activities for the year […]
Somerset Pats approaching 5M mark
The Somerset Patriots (independent; Atlantic League) are on the verge of a major milestone: attracting the five-millionth fan in team history. The team should hit the mark tomorrow night at TD Bank Ballpark, barring any weather complications. “Our record the last two years is the record, and no one will say they are satisfied with that, […]