After the game, he immediately met with coaches, going over pitches from his start One player going to spring training is outfielder Zack Granite. "DJ LeMahieu had four hits in a Yankees win over the Braves on Wednesday. There’s going to be bumps and bruises and hills and valleys along the way,’’ said Granite. It’s about life. Everybody is trying to win," he said. TAMPA — Sure, over the years we’ve documented the number... That was the last time I was there.
He spent the entire season with Rochester, [10] where he batted .211. After high school, Granite went to Seton Hall University in New Jersey (only 21 miles from Staten Island) which is known as one of the better baseball programs in the northeast. I dreamed about it my whole life.”Granite played 40 games in the majors for the Twins in 2017 before an injury to his non-throwing shoulder derailed his 2018 season. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Gio Urshela lines a hard-hit infield single, plating Zack Granite and giving the Yankees a 1-0 lead. “I hope it doesn’t end like this. In his mind, if you play the game the right way, the results will follow. "That's the moment I would love to have," he said, thinking about jogging out of the Yankees' first base dugout in the Bronx for the first time. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. I’m hoping we can start in June or July and play as long as we can. "Everybody is out here with one goal in common. Get the latest stats, rankings, scouting reports, and more about Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders player Zack Granite on Baseball America I don't do anything special, I just play the game hard and people like the way I play the game. “People have always told me that’s who I should be like.’’A fleet, lefty-hitting center fielder, Granite was a 14th round draft pick by the Twins in 2013.He played 40 games for the 2017 Twins and went 1-for-2 in the AL wild card game, when the Yankees came back to score an 8-4 win.“Our season ended, and I took the 45-minute drive home,’’ said Granite, who hasn’t played in a big-league game since.Last year in early March, Granite was traded to the Texas Rangers and spent the year at Class AAA Nashville, except for a short stretch when he was called up in late May but did not play.After being let go by Rangers organization last October, “the Yankees were the first team to call and they called multiple times,’’ said Granite, eager to help his favorite team in any way in 2020.“Stay healthy and play well,’’ Granite said of his spring training aim. Granite was drafted in the 14th round in 2013 by the Minnesota Twins.In 2014, he played at rookie level and single-A Cedar Rapids, finishing with a .280 average in 25 games. Watch the New York Yankees' slugger's blastThe Yankees Rays rivalry has become one of the best in Major League Baseball as New York and Tampa Bay are both postseason contenders and tensions are highThe New York Yankees have called up Clint Frazier from the club's alternate site. This spring, Granite appeared in 12 Grapefruit League games with New York before Spring Training was cut short due to the national emergency created … Therefore, it's no surprise Derek Jeter was Granite's favorite player.Nonetheless, two other Yankees greats particularly resonated with him as he grew up – one of them happens to be the club's longest-tenured player. The outfielder will be on the active roster against the Atlanta BravesNew York Yankees' left-hander James Paxton was dominant in his start against the Tampa Bay Rays, striking out 11 before giving up two home runs in a lossNew York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole struck out 10 against the Tampa Bay Rays.