Somerset Patriots

If you grew up or have lived in New Jersey for any stretch of time, you know how much residents of the Garden State love sports.

It was a challenging, but ultimately successful, return to play for New Jersey's minor league squads after a full year off due to the pandemic.

Photos of the underwater field at TD Bank Ballpark went viral after Ida — but the team is returning home about a week later.

In all the previous years of the Thunder, Patriots, and BlueClaws, they've never started their seasons simultaneously.

Going to a game is going to be different for many reasons, most related to COVID-19, but also because the very landscape of New Jersey minor league baseball has shifted since 2019.