Christopher Tyler Austin famous as Tyler Austin is a professional baseball first baseman and outfielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected in the 13th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Yankees. Austin also played baseball for the Heritage High School in Conyers.
Austin was born on September 6, 1991, in Conyers, Georgia. He holds an American nationality and is of white ethnicity. Austin was born to Kim Austin and Chris Austin. He also has two younger brothers, Dylan and Kyle. He grew up as a fan of New York Yankees and Derek Jeter is his inspirations.
Austin went to Heritage High School in Conyers. As a catcher, third baseman, and pitcher, he played for the school baseball team. In his sophomore season, he had a .626 batting average with 19 home runs, and The Rockdale Citizen named him their high school baseball hitter of the year.
Upon high school graduation, Austin committed to attend Kennesaw State University on a college baseball scholarship to play for the Kennesaw State Owls. Austin did not attend Kennesaw; he was selected by the Yankees in the 13th round, with the 415th overall selection, of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft. He signed with Yankees, receiving a $130,000 signing bonus. His professional debut with the Gulf Coast Yankees, prior promoted to the Stalen Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. On August 13, Austin made his major league debut for the New York Yankees. In his first bat, he hits his first major league home run off Matt Andriese.
His professional debut with the Gulf Coast Yankees, prior promoted to the Stalen Island Yankees of the Class A-Short Season New York-Penn League. On August 13, Austin made his major league debut for the New York Yankees. In his first bat, he hits his first major league home run off Matt Andriese.
On Feb 17, 2017, Austin underwent with a fracture of the acicular area of his left foot. He ruled out for six weeks.
Austin is unmarried but currently, he is in an affair with a stunning girlfriend, Stephanie Dana. She is a University of Georgia graduate, received a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Currently, he is spending blissful moments with Dana and expressing his love through different social media accounts. As a couple has an intimate bonding and there is no any news about their separation.
Austin has reached the age of 25 now. He has a perfect height of 6 feet 1 inch, which is around 1.87m. He has a balanced weight of 99.8 kg. However, Austin is a popular sports celebs, he never has been the part of any controversy. At the age of 17, Austin diagnosed with testicular cancer, he underwent surgery to remove the tumor.
Undoubtedly, Austin is one of the adorable names in the world of baseball. He agreed on a 1-year / $544,000 contract with New York Yankees, including $544,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $544,000. In 2017, he will earn a base salary of $544,000.
