Tyler Austin
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Austin with the New York Yankees in 2016
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| New York Yankees – No. 26 | |||
| First baseman / Outfielder | |||
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Born: September 6, 1991 Conyers, Georgia |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 13, 2016, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2016 season) |
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| Batting average | .241 | ||
| Hits | 20 | ||
| Home runs | 5 | ||
| Runs batted in | 12 | ||
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Christopher Tyler Austin (born September 6, 1991) is an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played baseball for Heritage High School in Conyers, Georgia, before the Yankees selected him in the 2010 MLB draft. He became a highly regarded prospect, but missed playing time due to injuries. Austin made his MLB debut in 2016.
Austin is the oldest of three sons born to Kim and Chris Austin. He also has two younger brothers, Dylan and Kyle. Though he grew up in Conyers, Georgia, 25 miles (40 km) from Atlanta, Austin grew up as a fan of the New York Yankees and considered Derek Jeter to be his favorite player.
Austin attended Heritage High School in Conyers. He played for the school's baseball team as a catcher, third baseman, and pitcher. He was invited to play in amateur showcase tournaments, such as the AFLAC All-American Game. In 2008, his sophomore season, Austin had a .626 batting average with 19 home runs, and The Rockdale Citizen named him their high school baseball hitter of the year. At the age of 17, Austin was diagnosed with testicular cancer. He 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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