The New York Yankees release Ronnie Belliard
The Yankees have released veteran infielder Ronnie Belliard. Belliard played in 13 games for the Yankees this spring and he was 3 for 22 (.136 avg, .318 OPS) with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI. The Yankees have decided to go with Johnny Nunez and Eric Chavez as the backup infielders to start the 2011 season. Belliard didn’t show much in spring training, so the Yankees shouldn’t miss him at all.