My friends and I are trying to get tix to see Luke voit because we live close by, can somebody tell me when he’ll be playing?

My wife and I will be there Tues, Wed, and Fri of that series. Can't wait to see some baby bombers destroy!

Opening Day is May 4th, 2021

May 4th, 2021

November 2020. That’s when we finally got called up to “The Show.”

Summer Nights in Bridgewater, New Jersey

We …The Somerset Patriots. A team that actually had to help create a league to compete in — and played its first season without a home ballpark — was being asked to join the Major League Baseball family. As the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate, nonetheless. A minor league team for the most successful professional sports team in the world.

It was an invitation 20+ years in the making. And one that would have never come about had it not been for the passion, ingenuity and commitment of Steve Kalafer. A successful businessman and baseball fan, Steve utilized his keen business acumen to bring baseball to his community in 1998. At that time, there weren’t any affiliated leagues that could be brought to Bridgewater, N.J. So, Steve took a page from the movie “Field of Dreams” and chose to build a baseball team on his own in hopes that the fans would come. He not only fulfilled his love of baseball by creating the Somerset Patriots; he helped to develop a league and build a ballpark for the team to play in as well.

With the Atlantic League formed, The Somerset Patriots were a part of a small but nationwide independent movement that brought baseball back to its local roots, and added a sense of wholesome purity back to the sport. At every game, TD Bank Ballpark was filled with a buzzing mix of spectators: diehard fans of the game; families looking for a safe, affordable night out; businesses eager to show support for their community; and, of course, the mandatory zany mascot or two. It was a gathering space where all visitors — spanning generations, backgrounds, levels of baseball fandom — felt like they belonged. Where homeruns and runners thrown out at the plate were met with the same enthusiasm as mascot races between innings and nights dedicated to celebrating comic book superheroes and “Star Wars.” A night at a Patriots game was equal parts serious baseball and serious fun. And together it added up to remarkable success for both the team and its hometown.

Central Jersey immediately embraced the team. The stands were filled with 5,200 beaming faces at each home game. And the Patriots organization returned the love — becoming one of the largest supporters of local charities. On the field, the team outdid itself as well. The Somerset Patriots went on to become the winningest franchise of the Atlantic League and captured six championship series titles in 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2015.

Then, in the midst of the uncertainty of the 2020 COVID-19 crisis and a season canceled because of the pandemic, The Patriots received a surprise call one Friday afternoon. On the other end of the phone: the New York Yankees. Steve Kalafer stood on the brink of fulfilling his dream to bring the best possible baseball to the community, the fans and sponsors who had stood by the team for over 20 years. Shortly thereafter, the Patriots were selected by the Yankees to become the esteemed organization’s Double-A Affiliate in The Double-A Northeast League.

Today, more than two decades after Steve’s vision took hold, future MLB stars are playing between the lines at TD Bank Ballpark. And while the players that now take the field may be the next Yankees superstars, what has stayed the same is our commitment to thrill each and every person who passes through our turnstiles. Whether that’s with a foul ball … a bottom of the ninth walk-off homerun … a potato sack race between innings … or simply a family selfie taken in the stands.

Fun, memories, nostalgia. They’re all coming up next inning for the Patriots. Better be in your seat.