Somerset Patriots Donated Over $500,000 in 2023
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The Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Somerset Patriots, donated over $500,000 to non-profits and the greater community this year.
The donations come from money raised by the Somerset Patriots Foundation, as well as team and ownership charitable efforts throughout the year, according to a press release issued by the team.
Organizations supported by the Patriots in 2023 include: Somerset Health Care Foundation, Greater Somerset County YMCA, Operation Shoebox New Jersey, Blue Star Families, The Brooke Healey Foundation, Operation Helping Hands, Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum, and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to name a few.
Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.
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