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Matt Antonelli | |
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Second baseman | |
Born: Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S. | April 8, 1985|
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |
MLB debut | |
September 1, 2008, for the San Diego Padres | |
Last MLB appearance | |
September 28, 2008, for the San Diego Padres | |
MLB statistics | |
Batting average | .193 |
Home runs | 1 |
Runs batted in | 3 |
Teams | |
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Matthew Antonio Antonelli (born April 8,1985) is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played with the San Diego Padres in 2008. He is currently a full-time baseball coach and host of a YouTube channel of baseball instructional videos and discussions about his time as a pro player.
Antonelli was the Massachusetts Player of the Year in football,was selected to the all-state team in hockey, [1] [ unreliable source? ] and was a runner-up for baseball in his senior year at St. John's Prep. [2] He was drafted in the 19th Round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers [ citation needed ],he did not sign and instead attended Wake Forest University,where he displayed good plate discipline,walking 57 times as a sophomore,ranking seventh among collegiate hitters[ citation needed ]. He only struck out 38 times in 232 at-bats,giving him one of the best strikeout-to-walk ratios in the nation[ citation needed ]. In 2004 and 2005,he played collegiate summer baseball with the Falmouth Commodores of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in both seasons. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Antonelli was drafted as a third baseman by the San Diego Padres with the 17th pick of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft. [8] In July 2007,Antonelli was named the best second base prospect in the minors by Kevin Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus. [9] In November 2007,Antonelli was ranked as the #1 second base prospect and #27 prospect overall in baseball,on a list polling 20 members of the scouting community and compiled by Jonathan Mayo of minorleaguebaseball.com. [10]
Before the 2007 season,Antonelli was not considered[ by whom? ] to have much power potential after having zero home runs in over 200 professional at bats in 2006. However,he hit 14 home runs in 82 games for High A Lake Elsinore,before moving up to Double A San Antonio Missions to finish the season[ citation needed ]. In 534 at-bats between the two levels,Antonelli finished with a slash line of .304/.404/.491 with 21 home runs and 25 stolen bases along with a 94/83 K/BB ratio[ citation needed ]. He won the Texas League Championship with the Missions in 2007[ citation needed ].
In 2008,Antonelli played for the Padres' AAA farm club,the Portland Beavers [ citation needed ]. He struggled at the plate most of the year,hitting just .215,but kept his good eye and ended up with 76 walks[ citation needed ]. In August he found some success,hitting .290 for the month,with four home runs and a .393 OBP[ citation needed ]. Antonelli was called up to the Padres on September 1,2008,where he promptly laced a single off Greg Maddux of the Dodgers for his first hit in the major leagues[ citation needed ]. He then went hitless in his next 20 at bats,but then got 7 hits in his next 13 at-bats with three walks,including his first home run,on September 15,off of Colorado Rockies pitcher Jason Hirsh [ citation needed ].
During the 2010 Spring Training period he suffered a Hamate bone injury and then a broken wrist,requiring multiple surgeries[ citation needed ]. While the club kept him on the official roster he was unable to play,and was granted free agency at the end of the 2010 season[ citation needed ]. The hand injuries became a chronic issue throughout the rest of his career.
He signed as a minor league free agent with the Washington Nationals on December 17,2010 and spent the season with the AA Harrisburg Senators and AAA Syracuse Chiefs [ citation needed ]. His wrist injury recurred with a handful of games remaining in the season and he left the team shortly after the conclusion of the season[ citation needed ].
On November 21,2011,Antonelli signed with the Baltimore Orioles [ citation needed ]. He was added to the team's 40-man roster. On May 13,2012,the Orioles designated him for assignment. [11]
On May 17,the New York Yankees claimed Antonelli off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles. [12] He was designated for assignment on July 1 and released on July 5[ citation needed ]. His wrist injury woes continued,preventing him from playing a significant amount of game time[ citation needed ].
Antonelli signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Indians in January 2013[ citation needed ]. He played through spring training,was sent down to Triple-A with the cover story of a fake injury due to Cleveland needing roster spots[ citation needed ]. After appearing in 3 games with Triple-A Columbus,the Indians informed Antonelli they were going to release him from the team[ citation needed ]. After receiving minor interest from independent teams he retired on July 17 to take up coaching[ citation needed ].
After retiring,Antonelli received several calls from independent league teams[ citation needed ]. However,he declined all of those offers due to his injury history and his belief he could not make it back to the Major Leagues,and decided to focus on a potential career of coaching[ citation needed ]. Antonelli is well known[ by whom? ] for his YouTube channel,Antonelli Baseball,for which he makes baseball-related videos. Antonelli has a Road To The Show series on his channel which gained popularity and slowly spiked his subscriber count. The channel has more than 222,000 subscribers and over 60.514 million views as of May 2023. [13] He also was an assistant baseball coach at the College of the Holy Cross and Wake Forest University [ citation needed ]. He is married to his wife Laura.
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