The Somerset Patriots hosted 38 different players on Major League rehab assignments since becoming the Double-A affiliate of the Yankees in 2021.
2024 Season
DJ LeMahieu
Position: 3B
Time with the Patriots: 4/24/24, 5/17 -
DJ LeMahieu joined the Patriots on the road in Reading and played an inning before leaving the game. He returned in Somerset on 5/17 and singled in his first at bat, as well as reaching base all 3 at bats on 5/19 that included an RBI single.
Jon Berti
Position: 3B
Time with the Patriots: 4/28 - 5/2, 8/24 - 9/1
Berti played in 10 games for Somerset and went 5-for-28 with 6 R, a HR, 3 RBI and a SB on two rehab stints with the team.
Oswald Peraza
Position: INF
Time with the Patriots: 5/11- 5/16
Oswald Peraza returned to Somerset, where he starred during the 2021 season. He had 2 HR and 2 RBI in 5 G played with the team during his rehab assignment.
Tommy Kahnle
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 5/14 -
Kahnle overpowered hitters during his MLB rehab in Somerset, facing 9 batters and striking out 8 of them in a perfect 3 innings pitched.
Jasson Dominguez
Position: OF
Time with the Patriots: 5/21 - 6/1
Dominguez returned to Somerset where he starred for the team in 2022 and 2023. He finished with a .316 average, 8 R, 12 H, 4 HR and 8 RBI in 10 games played.
Gerrit Cole
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 6/4 -
Over his first two rehab starts combined, reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Gerrit Cole allowed 1 R in 8 IP (1.12 ERA) with 4 H, 9 K, and 0 BB. Cole retired the final eight batters he faced in a row with 3 K on 6/9.
JT Brubaker
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 6/30
Brubaker started his third overall game of rehab and went 3.0 IP, allowing a H, a BB, and 3 K in an eventual 13-3 Patriots victory that clinched a 5-win series against Richmond.
Jose Trevino
Position: C
Time with the Patriots: 8/11 & 8/13
Jose Trevino started 2 games at catcher for Somerset and went 0-for-3 with a BB and caught a runner stealing. He played as a Jersey Diner for the 8/11 game.
Lou Trivino
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 8/14 - 8/25
Trivino posted a 1.80 ERA, allowing an ER and 5 K in 5.0 IP over 5 rehab innings with Somerset all on the road.
Cody Poteet
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 8/20 - 8/30
Poteet dominated with a 0.96 ERA and 11 K in 9.1 innings, allowing a R on 5 H in 3 rehab starts with Somerset.
Clarke Schmidt
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 8/23 & 9/2
Schmidt pitched to a 3.24 ERA in 8.1 innings over 2 rehab starts and allowed 3 R and 13 K in two road games for the Patriots.
Anthony Rizzo
Position: 1B
Time with the Patriots: 8/23 - 8/30
Rizzo went 2-for-11 with a HR and an RBI in 5 games played with Somerset in Portland and at home.
Ian Hamilton
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 8/24 - 8/27
Hamilton dominated his 2 rehab appearances for Somerset with 2.1 perfect innings, 6 K and a win.
Luis Gil
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 9/1
Gil went 3.2 IP and allowed 4 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, and 6 K on 80 pitches in his lone rehab start with Somerset on 9/1/24.
2023 Season
Josh Donaldson
Position: 3B
Time with the Patriots: 4/18/23, 5/30/23
Josh Donaldson rehabbed in two games in Somerset and finished 2-for-7 with two singles. He homered twice in his first game back with the Yankees.
Harrison Bader
Position: OF
Time with the Patriots: 4/21, 4/23, 6/14, 6/16-6/17
Harrison Bader returned to Somerset, where he made his Yankees organization debut in 2022, and had a go-ahead double that was the game-winner on April 21. In his second stint in June, Bader 2-for-12 with a hard hit 108.3 mph single.
Ben Rortvedt
Position: C
Time with the Patriots: 4/29/23
Ben Rortvedt appeared in one game for Somerset and went 1-for-3 with an RBI double.
Luis Severino
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 5/16/23
Severino pitched 3.1 innings and allowed two runs on six hits and three strikeouts in his appearance at TD Bank Ballpark.
Giancarlo Stanton
Position: OF/DH
Time with the Patriots: 5/30/23
Giancarlo Stanton went 0-for-3 with a walk in his lone appearance for Somerset. He homered in his first game back with the Yankees.
Tommy Kahnle
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 5/30/23
Tommy Kahnle allowed an earned run and struck out a batter in an inning pitched in Somerset.
Ian Hamilton
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 6/18, 6/21
Ian Hamilton pitched a scoreless inning with 2 strikeouts on 6/18 for the win. Took the loss on 6/21 after he allowed a run on 2 BB and a K on 6/21.
Carlos Rodon
Position: LHP
Time with the Patriots: 6/20, 6/25
Carlos Rodon made his Yankees organizational debut in Somerset on 6/20. In his two games with the Patriots, Rodon pitched 7 innings and allowed a run and struck out 9.
Willie Calhoun
Position: OF
Time with the Patriots: 7/20 -
Willie Calhoun joined the Patriots on the road in Hartford, CT. He hit a two-run home run in the 7/22 game in Somerset's 9-3 win.
Nestor Cortes
Position: LHP
Time with the Patriots: 7/23, 7/28
Nestor Cortes went 2.1 innings and allowed a run on 4 hits and 4 strikeouts with the Patriots in Hartford on 7/23. He then returned on 7/28 and started Somerset's 7th shutout of season with 4.0 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 K on 49 pitches (36 strikes) in a 10-0 win.
2022 Season
Aroldis Chapman
Position: LHP
Time with the Patriots: 6/24/22 - 6/26/22, 9/11/22, 9/13/22
Aroldis Chapman appeared in four games for Somerset and allowed two hits, two walks and struck out seven in four scoreless innings pitched.
Domingo German
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 6/28/22 - 7/3/22
Domingo Germán started two games for Somerset, both on the road, and allowed a run on four hits and six strikeouts in 7.1 innings pitched.
Ron Marinaccio
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 7/22/22
Ron Marinaccio returned to Somerset where he was a standout during the 2021 season. In his one game MLB rehab assignment, Marinaccio faced three batters and struck out all three.
Giancarlo Stanton
Position: OF/DH
Time with the Patriots: 8/20-8/21
Giancarlo Stanton joined the Patriots on the road in Bowie for two games. Although the All-Star MVP did not get a hit as Somerset's DH in either game, he was able to get his work in to return to the MLB lineup days later.
Luis Severino
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 9/7
Severino appeared for Somerset on the road in Hartford. After a two-run first inning, Sevy retired the next 10 batters he faced, including four by strikeout, over his four innings pitched.
Harrison Bader
Position: OF
Time with the Patriots: 9/11- 9/18
Harrison Bader made his Yankees organizational debut with Somerset. He drove in his first run on 9/11 in Hartford and crushed his first home run at TD Bank Ballpark on 9/14.
Zack Britton
Position: LHP
Time with the Patriots: 9/11
Britton pitched a scoreless inning for Somerset on the road in Hartford. He struck out two of the three batters faced in the game.
Miguel Castro
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 9/11, 9/14
Miguel Castro pitched a scoreless inning in his first appearance with the Patriots on 9/11. At TD Bank Ballpark on 9/14, Castro struck out a batter in his 0.1 innings of relief.
Stephen Ridings
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 9/17
Stephen Ridings returned to Somerset, where he started the 2021 season that saw him reach MLB. In his one MLB rehab game in Bridgewater, Ridings pitched a scoreless inning with two strikeouts.
Albert Abreu
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 9/18
Albert Abreu earned the win in his one appearance for Somerset in the regular season finale. He pitched a scoreless inning and struck out two batters.
2021 Season
Zack Britton
Position: LHP
Time with the Patriots: 5/29/21 - 6/5/21
LHP Zack Britton marked the first Major League rehab assignment in Somerset Patriots history. He made three appearances, allowing two runs over three innings of work.
Luis Severino
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 8/3/21 - 8/8/21
Luis Severino made two starts in Somerset, including four perfect innings on 8/8 to start the team's first-ever no-hitter. Overall, he struck out nine and posted a 2.78 ERA in his two starts.
Corey Kluber
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 8/12/21, 8/24/21
The two-time Cy Young Award winner made two starts with the team in August. Kluber marked the first Cy Young Award winner to pitch for the Patriots. He posted five strikeouts over 5.0 innings.
Gio Urshela
Position: INF
Time with the Patriots: 8/22/21 - 8/24/21
Gio Urshela's first game with Somerset came on the road in Altoona. He went 3-for-4 with a 2B in that game. He returned home for one game in Somerset. Overall, Urshela went 4-for-8 over two games with the Patriots.
Luke Voit
Position: 1B
Time with the Patriots: 6/15/21 - 6/20/21
Luke Voit enjoyed a memorable week in Somerset, hitting .435 (7-for-16) with 2 HR, 6 RBI and a .471 OBP across five games played. The team went 5-1 that week against Richmond.
Clarke Schmidt
Position: RHP
Time with the Patriots: 8/5/21 - 8/11/21
Clarke Schmidt made two starts with the Patriots; both at home. At the time, he ranked as a Top-5 prospect in the Yankees system. He allowed three runs and struck out five across 6.1 innings.
Clint Frazier
Position: OF
Time with the Patriots: 8/13/21 - 8/14/21
Clint Frazier joined the team in mid-August for two games to finish a homestand against Portland. He went 2-for-6 (.333) with one walk across his two games, starting each one in the outfield.
Gleyber Torres
Position: INF
Time with the Patriots: 8/29/21
Gleyber Torres only played one game with Somerset, but made his presence known. He crushed a solo home run out to left in his second at-bat, and made a highlight reel play at short. Torres also drew a pair of walks.
Wandy Peralta
Position: LHP
Time with the Patriots: 7/29/21 - 8/3/21
Wandy Peralta made his first two rehab appearances on the road in Reading before returning home for a relief appearance on August 3rd. Peralta went 1-0 with 5 K over 3.1 scoreless innings.
Chris Gittens
Position: 1B
Time with the Patriots: 8/8/21, 8/12/21
Hard Hittin' Chris Gittens played in two games with the Patriots this season. He went 3-for-8 (.375) with one home run, three RBI, and three runs scored across his two games.
Gary Sanchez
Position: C
Time with the Patriots: 8/15/21
Gary Sanchez only played one game in his rehab assignment with the Patriots. It came in the team's series-finale for a mid-August set against Portland. "The Kraken" went 0-for-2 with a walk.