Tyler Austin

Tyler Austin
New York Yankees – No. 79
Outfielder
Born: September 6, 1991
Conyers, Georgia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Christopher Tyler Austin (born September 6, 1991) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the New York Yankees' organization.

Professional career

Austin was drafted by the New York Yankees in the 13th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft out of Heritage High School in Conyers, Georgia.[1]

In 2011, while playing for the Gulf Coast Yankees and Staten Island Yankees, he hit .354/.418/.579 with six home runs and 36 runs batted in in 47 games. He was named to appear in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.[2] He was promoted to Double-A Trenton Thunder on September 2, 2012.[3] He finished the 2012 season, hitting .322/.400/.559 with 17 home runs and 80 runs batted in.

Prior to the 2013 season, Austin was ranked as the 77th best prospect in baseball by Baseball America.[4] On November 20, 2014, he was placed on the 40–man roster.[5]

Personal

Austin was diagnosed with testicular cancer at 17.[6] He had surgery to remove the tumor and there has not been any signs of the cancer since.

References

  1. ↑ "Athleticism is Yanks' priority in Day 2 of Draft". Newyork.yankees.mlb.com. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  2. ↑ Mayo, Jonathan. "Prospects pack rosters for 2012 All-Star Futures Game | MLB.com: News". Mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  3. ↑ ""Mega prospect Tyler Austin joins Trenton Thunder as Yankees retool AA roster for playoffs". NJ.com. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
  4. ↑ "2013 Top 100 Prospects". Baseball America. February 19, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Yankees add four players to major league roster, sell rights of INF Wheeler to Rakuten Golden Eagles". YES Network. November 20, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  6. ↑ Yankees prospect Tyler Austin beats testicular cancer, becomes one of Bombers most highly rated prospects and could reach Majors by 2014

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