Tyler Austin may get another crack at Joe Kelly.

Austin, the former Yankees infielder, was sent from Minnesota to San Francisco for minor leaguer Malique Ziegler on Monday, the Twins announced, just two days after designating the infielder for assignment.

The 27-year-old became a casualty of the Yankees’ heavily crowded infield at last year’s deadline, drawing the ire of father Chris, before getting off to a scorching start with the Twins in 2018. He ended up slashing .236/.294/.488/.782 and nine home runs in 35 games, but a similar glut in Minnesota this spring made Austin expendable again. He went 1-for-5 in just two appearances this season.

“Truthfully, I really do wish that we had the opportunity and at-bats for Tyler because I believe in him,” Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said recently, via TwinCities. “I believe in him as a person and a player. He’s a quality, quality right-handed hitter who I think can clearly hit major-league pitching and if we had had the opportunity for him here in those at-bats, I think we would have seen that.”

Austin joins the rebuilding Giants, where he’ll likely match up against Dodgers righty Kelly, whom he infamously charged last April to ignite an old-school Yankees-Red Sox brawl.