Christopher Tyler Austin was born on September 6,1991 and is an American professional baseball first baseman for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.
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24 Facts About Tyler Austin
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Tyler Austin has played in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins, and Milwaukee Brewers.
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Tyler Austin became a highly regarded prospect, but missed playing time due to injuries.
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Tyler Austin played for the Yankees until 2018, when he was traded to the Twins.
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Tyler Austin is the oldest of three sons born to Kim and Chris Tyler Austin.
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Tyler Austin played for the school's baseball team as a catcher, third baseman, and pitcher.
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Tyler Austin was invited to play in amateur showcase tournaments, such as the AFLAC All-American Game.
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Tyler Austin had surgery to remove the tumor, but did not require chemotherapy as the cancer was caught early and did not spread to other parts of his body.
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Tyler Austin committed to attend Kennesaw State University on a college baseball scholarship to play for the Kennesaw State Owls.
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Tyler Austin made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, playing in two games.
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In 2011, Tyler Austin began the season with the Gulf Coast Yankees, before receiving a promotion to the Staten Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.
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Tyler Austin began the 2012 season with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Class A South Atlantic League.
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Tyler Austin was named to appear in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game.
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Tyler Austin was chosen to represent the Yankees in the All-Star Futures Game, but suffered a head injury in July 2012, which caused him to withdraw from the game.
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Tyler Austin won the Yankees' Minor League Player of the Year Award for the 2012 season.
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Tyler Austin was selected to appear in the Eastern League All-Star Game.
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Tyler Austin went unclaimed on waivers, and the Yankees sent him outright to Trenton.
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Tyler Austin suffered a fracture of the navicular area of his left foot on February 17,2017.
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Tyler Austin then slammed his bat into the dirt in anger and charged the mound, causing a bench-clearing brawl.
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The following day, Tyler Austin was suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount.
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On July 2,2021, Tyler Austin was named to the roster for the United States national baseball team for the 2020 Summer Olympics, contested in 2021 in Tokyo.
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Tyler Austin co-designed a logo that has been printed on T-shirts, with the proceeds of the sales going to the Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation.
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Tyler Austin married his high school sweetheart, Stephanie, in January 2019.
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