The Yankees have designated 27-year old righty swinging 2B Matt Antonelli for assignment. Antonelli played in 12 games in AA-ball for the Yanks and he was 10 for 50 (.200 avg, .606 OPS) with 11 runs scored, 1 homer and 3 RBIs. His only major league experience came back in 2008 with the Padres. He played in 21 games for the Padres in 2008 and he was 11 for 57 (.193 avg, .573 OPS) with 6 runs scored, 1 homer and 3 RBIs. This is no loss for the Yankees.

UPDATE: (7/5/2012) - The Yankees have released Matt Antonelli.