Rafael Flores Named A 2025 Double-A Eastern League All-Star 

Bridgewater, New Jersey – Minor League Baseball has named former Somerset Patriots C Rafael Flores as a 2025 Double-A Eastern League All-Star.

Flores hit .281/.363/.459 in 87 games for Somerset to start the season. At the time of his promotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Flores ranked among the Eastern League leaders with 39 XBH (1^st), 166 TB (1^st), 96 H (2^nd), 56 RBI (2^nd), 15 HR (3^rd), .496 SLG (3^rd), 48 R (T-5^th), .842 OPS (6^th) and .287 AVG (7^th).

The Anaheim, California native was originally signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on 7/25/22. The Yankees traded Flores, along with C Edgleen Perez and LF Brian Sanchez, to the Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP David Bednar on 7/31/25.

Flores made his MLB debut for Pittsburgh on 9/17/25, becoming the 50^th Somerset Patriot to make his MLB debut since the team became the Yankees Double-A affiliate in 2021.

About the Somerset Patriots*
The Somerset Patriots are the New York Yankees Double-A Affiliate and develop today’s top minor league talent into the pinstriped superstars of tomorrow for MLB’s winningest team. The Patriots were named Baseball America’s 2024 Freitas Award winner for Double-A Organization of the Year. Home games are played at TD Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, NJ, where fans of all ages and levels of baseball fandom get to enjoy the unique experience that is minor league baseball.* The 2025 season is presented by New Jersey Office Systems. To learn more, visit: somersetpatriots.com.