The San Francisco Giants designated infielder Tommy La Stella for assignment on Wednesday, NBC Sports Bay Area reported, leaving the club on the hook for $11.5 million for the final year of his three-year deal.
La Stella, 33, batted .239 with two home runs and 14 RBIs over 60 games with the Giants last season and he was a .245 hitter with nine home runs and 41 RBIs in his two seasons (136 games) in San Francisco.
A veteran of nine seasons, La Stella is a .267 career hitter with a .337 on-base percentage with 40 home runs and 204 RBIs in 667 games for the Atlanta Braves (2014), Chicago Cubs (2015-18), Los Angeles Angels (2019-20), Oakland Athletics (2020) and Giants. He was an All-Star in 2019 for the Angels.
