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,410th overall,of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft. [2] He made his professional debut with the rookie-level Elizabethton Twins,batting .285/.362/.343 in 61 games. The following year,he split the season between the GCL Twins and the Single-A Cedar Rapids Kernels,accumulating a .280/.320/.344 batting line in 25 games between the two teams. In 2015,Granite split the year between Cedar Rapids and the High-A Fort Myers Miracle,slashing .266/.349/.328 with 1 home run and 31 RBI. [3] Granite played for the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Double-A Southern League in 2016,and was named the Twins Minor League Player of the Year after hitting .295/.347/.382 with 4 home runs,52 RBI,and 56 stolen bases. [4] [5] The Twins added Granite to their 40-man roster after the season. [6] Granite played for the Rochester Red Wings of the Triple-A International League in 2017,and was named to the Triple-A All-Star Game. [7]
On July 7,2017,the Twins promoted Granite to the major leagues for the first time. Granite made his major league debut the following day against the Baltimore Orioles as a pinch hitter for Ehire Adrianza,flying out in his only at-bat. [8] [9] In 107 plate appearances for the Twins,Granite batted .237/.321/.290 with 1 home run and 13 RBI. [10] Granite batted .140 and injured his shoulder during spring training in 2018. He spent the entire season with Triple-A Rochester, [11] where he batted .211. [10] The Twins designated Granite for assignment on February 25,2019,when they signed Marwin González. [10]
Texas Rangers
On March 3,2019,Granite was traded to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Xavier Moore and cash considerations. [12] Granite was optioned to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds to begin the 2019 season, [13] and hit .290/.331/.375/.706 with 3 home runs and 37 RBI on the year. Granite was outrighted off the Rangers 40-man roster on October 31,2019. On November 4,he elected free agency. [14]
New York Yankees
On November 22,2019,Granite signed a minor league contract with the New York Yankees organization. [15] Granite did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. [16] He became a free agent on November 2,2020. [17]
Chicago White Sox
On April 2,2021,Granite signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization. [18] Granite played in 51 games for the Double-A Birmingham Barons,slashing .226/.338/.369 with 5 home runs and 24 RBI. On July 12,Granite retired from professional baseball. [19]
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