Best Name

Nashville Sounds centerfielder Zack Granite hit a respectable .290 and stole 25 bases in 2019 and even enjoyed a few cups of coffee with the Texas Rangers. Sure, we can debate his slash line and the utility of a speedy player with limited power in today’s professional baseball environment. We could do that. Or we could just enjoy the fact that his name is Zack Granite. Zack with the hard K, not the equivocating H. That stoney phoneme comes like a jab just before the powerful right cross of his surname: Granite. Like the rock. Kablam! J.R. LIND

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