Christopher Tyler Austin…Signed a one-year Major league contract with the Cubs on Dec. 18, 2025...Played seasons with Yokohama (2020-25) in the Japanese NPB, batting .293 (383-for-1,305) with 94 doubles, four triples, 85 home runs, 23 RBI and a .945 OPS...Won the NPB batting title in 2024, posting a .316 average (125-for-396)...Set career marks in homers (28) and RBI (74) while posting a .303 average (113-for-373) and a 1.006 OPS in 2021...Was traded from New York (AL) to Minnesota on July 30, 2018 for right-handed pitcher Lance Lynn and from Minnesota to San Francisco on April 8, 2019 for outfielder Malique Ziegler...Made his Major League debut on Aug. 13, 2016 vs. Tampa Bay, hitting a homer in his first career Major League at-bat vs. Matt Andriese...Was the first of back-to-back homers with Aaron Judge (who also homered in his first at-bat), with Judge also making his Major League debut in the game, becoming the first duo in Major League history to each homer in their Major League debuts in the same game...Was an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star in 2013...Was named the Yankees Minor League Player of the Year in 2012...Was selected by the Yankees in the 13th round of the 2010 draft out of Heritage High School (Ga.)...Was diagnosed with testicular cancer at age 17.
2025
Played in 65 games during his sixth and final season for Yokohama, batting .269 (59-for-219) with 14 doubles, 11 home runs and 28 RBI.
2024
Won the Japan Central League batting title, posting a .316 average (125-for-396) in 106 Central League contests...Hit 25 home runs, his second-highest total in the Japan Central League.
2023
Played in 22 games with Yokohama, batting .277 (13-for-47) with six doubles and six RBI.
2022
Was limited to 38 games with Yokohama, batting .156 (5-for-32) with one home run and three RBI.
2021
Recorded a career-high 28 home runs in his second season with Yokohama...His 1.006 OPS was second in the Japan Central League, trailing Seiya Suzuki's 1.072.
2020
Spent his first season with Yokohama, hitting 20 home runs and posting a .969 OPS in 65 games...Batted .274 (71-for-259) with 15 doubles, one triple and 59 RBI.
2019
Split the campaign between the Twins, Giants and Brewers organizations, combining to hit .188 (29-for-154) with five doubles, one triple, nine home runs and 24 RBI in 89 games...Began the season with Minnesota prior to being designated for assignment on April 6 and traded to the Giants on April 8 for Minor League outfielder Malique Ziegler...Appeared in 70 games for the Giants, hitting eight of his nine home runs...Was designated for assignment by San Francisco on Aug. 2 and signed to a minor league contract by Milwaukee on Aug. 16...Hit .333 (18-for-54) with four home runs, 10 RBI and a 1.024 OPS in 15 games with Triple-A San Antonio...Had his contract selected by Milwaukee on Sept. 1 and finished the season with the Brewers.
2018
Made his first career Opening Day roster in 2018 with the Yankees, hitting .223 (27-for-121) with six doubles, eight home runs, 23 RBI and one stolen base...Set career highs in games (69), at-bats (244), runs (34), hits (56), doubles (10), home runs (17), RBI (47) and walks (19)...Appeared in 26 games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, hitting .253 (25-for-99) with nine doubles, six home runs, 14 RBI and a .525 slugging percentage...Was traded to Minnesota on July 30 for right-handed pitcher Lance Lynn...Was subsequently optioned to Triple-A Rochester. Played nine games for Rochester, hitting .263 (10-for-38) with two doubles, one triple, three home runs, and eight RBI...Was recalled by Minnesota on Aug. 10 and spent rest of season with Twins...Tied his career high with three hits on Aug. 18 vs. Detroit (also: Sept. 27, 2016 vs. Boston)...Had three multi-homer games on the season: March 31 at Toronto, May 20 at Kansas City and Aug. 26 vs. Oakland...Was tied for sixth among AL rookies in home runs post-All-Star Break (nine).
2017
In 20 games (5 starts at 1B, 5 at DH and 1 in RF) over three stints with the Yankees (6/24-29, 8/17-25 and 9/5-10/1), hit .225 (9-for-40) with 4R, 2 doubles, 2HR and 8RBI... Began the season on the 60-day disabled list with a fractured left ankle (4/2, retroactive to 3/30), suffered after fouling a ball off the foot in February…played for both Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as part of his rehab assignment…was returned from rehab, reinstated from the D.L. and optioned to Scranton/WB on 6/5 (missed 54 team games). Hit his first career three-run HR in 8/19 win at Boston, the only HR with multiple runners on base that Chris Sale allowed in 2017…set a career high with 3RBI…also hit a double, tying his career high with six total bases... Was placed on the 10-day disabled list from 6/29-8/11 with a right hamstring strain (missed 37 team games)… was returned from rehab, reinstated from the D.L. and optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 8/11... Including rehab assignments, combined with Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to bat.286 (53-for-185) with 34R, 15 doubles, 10HR and 33RBI in 52 games... Following the season, played for Leones del Escogido in the Dominican Winter League, batting .160 (4-for-25)with 2R, 2 doubles, 1HR and 3RBI in seven games
2016
Saw his first Major League action, hitting .241 (20-for-83) with 7R, 3 doubles, 5HR and 12RBI in 31 games (20 starts at 1B, 2 in RF and 1 at DH) in his only stint with the Yankees (8/13-10/2). All five of his career HRs have been hit to right field at Yankee Stadium…four of those homers have given the Yankees the lead and the other tied the game…his team-leading four game-tying or go-ahead HR in the seventh inning or later were tied for fourth in the AL and tied for ninth in the Majors. Hit his first home run in his first career Major League at-bat on 8/13 vs. Tampa Bay (back-to-back with Aaron Judge), his second homer on his 25th birthday on 9/6 vs. Toronto, and his third was a "walk-off" on 9/8 vs. Tampa Bay…according to Elias, is the first player in the Modern Era (since 1900) to homer in his first at-bat, homer on his birthday and a hit a "walk-off" HR within his first three career home runs. Made his Major League debut in 8/13 win vs. Tampa Bay, hitting solo HR in the second off Matt Andriese and going 2-for-4 with 1SB…the HR came in his first career PA, becoming the fourth Yankee in franchise history to accomplish the feat (also John Miller, Marcus Thames and Andy Phillips)…was the first of back-to-back HRs with Aaron Judge (who also homered in his first PA)…with Judge also making his Major League debut in the game, became the first duo in Major League history to each homer in their Major League debuts in the same game…there had been just one other game in Baseball history in which two players each hit HRs in their first Major League at-bats, but they were on opposing teams (Brooklyn at Philadelphia on 4/19/38 - the Phillies' Emmett "Heinie" Mueller and the Dodgers' Ernie Koy - both in the first inning)…became the first pair of Yankees to make their Major League debuts as starters in the same game since C Johnny Ellis and CF Jim Lyttle on 5/17/69 vs. California…was signed to a Major League contract and selected to the Yankees' 25-man roster from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to the game. Hit seventh-inning, go-ahead two-run HR and was 1-for-2 with 1BB in 9/6 win vs. Toronto…came on his 25th birthday, becoming the first Yankee to homer on his birthday since Alex Rodriguez on 7/27/15 at Texas…was the second Yankee, 25-or-younger, to homer on his birthday since 1972, joining Eduardo Nunez on 6/15/11 vs. Texas (24th birthday). Collected his first career "walk-off" hit, a solo HR with two outs in the ninth on 9/8 vs. Tampa Bay…became the 10th rookie in Yankees history to hit a "walk-off" HR and the first since Melky Cabrera in the 11th inning on 7/18/06 vs. Seattle (credit: Elias)…was one of nine Major League rookies (10 times) to hit "walk-off" HR in 2016 (fifth in the AL)…was the first Yankee to hit a "walk-off" HR within his first three career HRs since Bubba Crosby's third career HR defeated Baltimore on 9/19/05. Hit game-winning two-run HR in the seventh and was 3-for-3 in 9/27 win vs. Boston, setting a career high in hits…hit game-tying solo HR in the seventh and was 2-for-4 with 2RBI in 10/1 win vs. Baltimore. Was defensive replacement at 1B for Mark Teixeira in 10/2 loss vs. Baltimore, Teixeira's final Major League game…entered with one out in the seventh inning. Began the season with Double-A Trenton, batting .260 (46-for-177) with 22R, 10 doubles, 4HR and 29RBI in 50 games…was promoted to Scranton/WB on 6/4 and hit .323 (65-for-201) with 39R, 24 doubles, 13HR and 49RBI in 57 games with the RailRiders.
2015
Combined with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Trenton to hit .240 (82-for-341) with 41R, 13 doubles, 2 triples, 6HR and 35RBI in 94 games…started the season with Scranton/WB and batted .235 (62-for-264) with 33R, 8 doubles, 4HR and 27RBI in 73 games…was transferred to Trenton on 8/7 and hit .260 (20-for-77) with 8R, 5 doubles, 2 triples, 2HR and 8RBI in 21 games. Was designated for assignment on 9/1 and outrighted to Trenton on 9/9. Following the season, played for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, batting .272 (22-for-81) with 13R, 5 doubles, 3HR and 7RBI in 21 games…in eight games for the Águilas de Zulia of the Venezuelan Winter League, hit .280 (7-for-25) with 5R, 4 doubles and 4RBI.
2014
Spent the entire season with Double-A Trenton, hitting .275 (109-for-396) with 56R, 20 doubles, 9 HR and 47 RBIin 105 games…ranked among team leaders in runs (third), doubles (third) and hits (fourth)... Following the season, played for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League, batting .304 (21-for-69) with 2HR and 13RBI in 19 games... Was added to the Yankees' 40-man roster on 11/20/14.
2013
Played in 83 games for Double-A Trenton, hitting .257 (82-for-319) with 17 doubles, 1 triple, 6HR, 43R and 40RBI…was named a midseason Eastern League All-Star… helped the Thunder win the EL Championship by batting .304 (7-for-23) with 4RBI in the playoffs…also appeared in 4G with Scottsdale of the Arizona Fall League and hit .333 (4-for-12)…was tabbed by MLB.com's "2013 Prospect Watch" as the No. 3 prospect in the Yankees organization and the 68th-best prospect in baseball…was also ranked by Baseball America as the 77th-best prospect in baseball for the 2013 season.
2012
Combined to hit .322 (133-for-413) with 35 doubles, 6 triples, 17HR and 80RBI in 110G with Double-A Trenton, Single-A Tampa, Single-A Charleston and the GCL Yankees… led all Yankees minor leaguers in batting average for the second consecutive season, also ranking third in RBI and fourth in steals (23)… began the season with the RiverDogs, batting .320 (85-for-266) with 14HR, 54RBI, 22 doubles and 17SB in 70G… was promoted to Tampa on 7/3 and hit .321 (43-for-134) with 2HR and 23RBI…was promoted to Trenton on 9/2 and appeared in 2G (2-for-7)… was named to Team USA for the 2012 MLB All-Star Futures Game… was named a South Atlantic League midseason All-Star… following the season, was named the Yankees minor league "Player of the Year" and tabbed by Baseball America as the fourth-best prospect in the organization… was also tabbed by MLB.com's "Top 100 Prospects for the 2013 season" as the No. 75 prospect in all of baseball.
2011
Split the season between GCL and shortseason Single-A Staten Island, batting .354 (63-for-178) with 18 doubles, 6HR and 36RBI in 47G… also stole 18 bases without being caught… named by Baseball America as the eighth-best prospect in the NYPL.
2010
Appeared in 2G with the GCL Yankees (0-for-2, 2HP).
