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6 minutes ago, interloper said: Getting knocked around. Please note that Zack Britton has asked to have the spelling of his first name corrected to Zack (ending with a k). The contract initially used Zach before it was changed. Zach Britton has been a pretty good left-handed reliever, but it's unclear if going by his legal name Zack Britton will change anything. As long as we're swapping out h's and k's in the names of ballplayers: Cole Kamels, George Hell.CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. Comply we shall.

86 mph. Known throughout his baseball career as Zach, the 31-year-old reliever said Thursday going forward his Zack Britton will be a different pitcher for the New York Yankees this year — at least in name.

That appellation eventually changed after he mentioned to a reporter that everyone in his family called him Rick.More recently, the former MLB outfielder B.J. A New York Yankees pitcher will be pitching in the same place, but going by a slightly different name in 2019, as Zach Britton becomes Zack Britton.

“My wife is an attorney, and she’s like legally we need to change it because legally that’s not your name,” Britton said.

Yankees' Zack Britton changes spelling of first name, gets reminded of 2016 Wild Card Game debacle In the end, the birth certificate always wins .

Zack Britton will be a different pitcher for the New York Yankees this year — at least in name.

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Concerning no doubt.

The closest equivalent would be White Sox manager Rick Renteria, who was known as Rich during his playing days. While the new name will take some getting used to, there is some precedent. at Just in time, of course. The Yankees sent out an email to media members shortly thereafter saying Britton "has asked to have the spelling of his first name corrected to Zack" going forward.

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