Zack Granite

Zachary Thomas Granite (born September 17, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins.

Zack Granite
Granite with the Nashville Sounds
Free agent
Outfielder
Born: (1992-09-17) September 17, 1992
Staten Island, New York
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
July 8, 2017, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
(through 2017 season)
Batting average.237
Home runs1
Runs batted in13
Teams

Career

Granite attended Tottenville High School in Staten Island, New York. He played for the school's baseball team as an outfielder and pitcher. As a senior, he batted .583 in the postseason and Tottenville won the Public Schools Athletic League championship. He enrolled at Seton Hall University and played college baseball for the Seton Hall Pirates. As a freshman, Granite started in every game, and led the team with a .296 batting average, .387 on-base percentage, 61 hits, 39 runs, 27 walks, and 10 stolen bases.[1] Granite played for the Lakeshore Chinooks in the Northwoods League in 2012.

Minnesota Twins

The Minnesota Twins selected Granite in the 14th round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[2] Granite played for the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Class AA Southern League in 2016, and was the Twins Minor League Player of the Year.[3][4] The Twins added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[5] Granite played for the Rochester Red Wings of the Class AAA International League in 2017, and was named to the Triple-A All-Star Game.[6]

On July 7, 2017, the Twins promoted Granite to the major leagues, and he made his major league debut on July 8, 2017 playing against the Baltimore Orioles.[7][8] In 107 plate appearances for the Twins, Granite batted .237.[9] Granite batted .140 and injured his shoulder during spring training in 2018. He spent the entire season with Rochester,[10] where he batted .211.[9] The Twins designated Granite for assignment on February 25, 2019, when they signed Marwin González.[9]

Texas Rangers

Granite was traded to the Texas Rangers for Xavier Moore and cash considerations on March 3, 2019.[11] Granite was optioned to the AAA Nashville Sounds for the 2019 season,[12] hitting .290/.331/.375/.706 with 3 home runs and 37 RBI. Granite was outrighted off the Rangers roster on October 31, 2019. He became a free agent following the 2019 season.[13]

New York Yankees

On November 22, 2019, Granite signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees.[14] He became a free agent on November 2, 2020.

References
  1. GUERRE, LIAM LA. "Former Tottenville baseball star Zach Granite has been rock solid for Seton Hall Pirates this season". nydailynews.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  2. "Zack Granite most happy when stealing for Lookouts". Chattanooga Times Free Press. July 4, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  3. "Zack Granite's skill set is rock-solid for Twins". Startribune.com. March 14, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  4. "Twins honor prospects Stephen Gonsalves, Zach Granite". Pioneer Press. October 12, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  5. "Ex-Lookouts On The Move As Twins Make Roster Changes". Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  6. "Twins prospect Zack Granite's incredible June". Foxsports.com. June 29, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  7. MLBRosterMoves [@MLBRosterMoves] (July 8, 2017). ".@Twins recall OF Zack Granite from Triple-A Rochester; option RHP Felix Jorge to Double-A Chattanooga" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  8. Shipley, John (July 8, 2017). "Twins rookie Zack Granite gets jitters out, might start Sunday". Twincities.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  9. D'Amodio, Joe (February 26, 2019). "Tottenville HS baseball product Zack Granite loses his roster spot with the Minnesota Twins". silive.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  10. "Twins day at camp: Granite puts misery of 2018 behind him". StarTribune.com. February 15, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  11. "Zack Granite traded to Rangers". MLB.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  12. Blake, John (March 26, 2019). "Rangers optioned RHP Zack Granite to Nashville". twitter.com. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  13. Eddy, Matt (November 7, 2019). "Minor League Free Agents 2019". Baseball America. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
  14. RotoWire Staff (November 22, 2019). "Yankees' Zack Granite: Lands with Yankees". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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