Tyler Austin

Austin is the oldest of three sons born to Kim and Chris Austin. He also has two younger brothers, Dylan and Kyle.{{cite web|url=http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20130710/SPORTS03/130719954|title=Q&A with Thunder outfielder Tyler Austin from Eastern League All-Star Game|first=Josh|last=Norris|work=The Trentonian|date=July 10, 2013|access-date=January 9, 2016}} Though he grew up in Conyers, Georgia, {{convert|25|mi}} from Atlanta, Austin grew up as a fan of the New York Yankees,{{cite web|url=https://www.postandcourier.com/sports/charleston-riverdogs-tyler-austin-making-a-name-for-himself/article_523456f0-6a6d-5aa5-b09d-5eda005b8cbc.html|title=Charleston RiverDogs' Tyler Austin making a name for himself|work=Post and Courier|first=Andrew|last=Miller|date=May 14, 2012|access-date=January 9, 2016}} 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 the high school baseball hitter of the year.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/news/austin-bazzani-davis-dyer-take-top-honors-in-all-area/article_0515dad8-5c6f-52a1-9296-a22025914814.html|title=Austin, Bazzani, Davis, Dyer take top honors in all-area baseball|first=Jeff |last=Gillespie|date=August 31, 2008|work=The Rockdale Citizen|access-date=January 9, 2016}} 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.

Austin committed to attend Kennesaw State University on a college baseball scholarship to play for the Kennesaw State Owls.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/news/2010/jun/05/austin-getting-major-league-workouts/|title=Austin getting major league workouts|author=Kurt Aschermann Jr.|date=June 5, 2010|work=The Rockdale Citizen|access-date=January 9, 2016}} Noticed by Yankees' area scout Darryl Monroe, the Yankees selected Austin in the 13th round, with the 415th overall selection, of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft{{cite web|url=http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/news/2010/jun/08/heritage-grad-austin-taken-by-yankees-in-draft/|title=Heritage grad Austin taken by Yankees in draft|date=June 7, 2010|work=The Rockdale Citizen|access-date=January 9, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100608&content_id=10944420&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611030953/http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100608&content_id=10944420&vkey=news_nyy&fext=.jsp&c_id=nyy |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 11, 2010 |title=Athleticism is Yanks' priority in Day 2 of Draft |work=MLB.com|first=Tim |last=Britton |date=June 8, 2010|access-date=November 19, 2012}} as a catcher. Austin chose to sign with the Yankees rather than enroll at Kennesaw State, receiving a $130,000 signing bonus.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-prospect-austin-beats-testicular-cancer-rockets-system-article-1.1260411|title=Yankees prospect Austin beats cancer, rockets through system|author=Anthony McCarron|date=February 10, 2013|work=NY Daily News|access-date=January 9, 2016}} He made his professional debut with the Gulf Coast Yankees of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, playing in two games. In 2011, Austin began the season with the Gulf Coast Yankees, before receiving a promotion to the Staten Island Yankees of the Low–A New York–Penn League. He had a .354 batting average across the 2011 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-prospect-tyler-austin-tries-to-keep-big-league-fantasies-from-being-a-distraction-1.5111383|title=Yankees prospect Tyler Austin tries to keep big-league fantasies from being a distraction|first=Dan|last=Duggan|work=Newsday|date=April 20, 2013|access-date=January 9, 2016}} Though he was drafted as a catcher, Austin spent most of his playing time as a first baseman and third baseman.

Austin began the 2012 season with the Charleston RiverDogs of the Single–A South Atlantic League. He was named to appear in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/news/2012/jun/21/austin-selected-futures-game/|title=Austin selected for Future's Game|author=Kurt Aschermann Jr.|date=June 21, 2012|work=The Rockdale Citizen|access-date=January 9, 2016}}{{cite web|last=Mayo |first=Jonathan |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120620&content_id=33663130&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=Prospects pack rosters for 2012 All-Star Futures Game|work=MLB.com|date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=November 19, 2012}} After hitting 14 home runs with Charleston, the Yankees promoted Austin to the Tampa Yankees of the High–A Florida State League in July.{{cite web|url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20120704/PC20/120709664/1032/charleston-riverdogs-stars-williams-austin-sanchez-promoted-to-yankees-high-a-team-in-tampa|title=Charleston RiverDogs stars Williams, Austin, Sanchez promoted to Yankees' High-A team in Tampa|work=The Post and Courier|access-date=January 9, 2016}} He was chosen to represent the Yankees in the All-Star Futures Game,{{cite web|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/33633070/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160116173906/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/33633070/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 16, 2016|title=Emerging Austin Yanks' rep for Futures Game|work=Major League Baseball|access-date=January 9, 2016}}{{cite press release|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-33730802|title=Charleston's Tyler Austin Chosen for 2012 All-Star Futures Game|agency=Charleston RiverDogs|work=Minor League Baseball|date=June 22, 2012|access-date=January 9, 2016}} but suffered a head injury in July 2012, which caused him to withdraw from the game. After the end of Tampa's regular season, the Yankees promoted Austin again, this time to the Trenton Thunder of the Double–A Eastern League, so that he could play for the Thunder during the Eastern League postseason.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/thunder/index.ssf/2012/09/yankees_retool_trenton_thunder.html|title="Mega prospect" Tyler Austin joins Trenton Thunder as Yankees retool AA roster for playoffs|work=NJ.com|date=September 2, 2012 |access-date=April 7, 2015}} He finished the 2012 season, hitting .322 with a .400 on base percentage, .559 slugging percentage, 17 home runs, and 80 runs batted in (RBIs).{{cite web|url=http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/news/2012/jul/31/austin-hurt-again/|title=Heritage grad Austin battling through injury-plagued season|author=Kurt Aschermann Jr.|date=July 31, 2012|work=The Rockdale Citizen|access-date=January 9, 2016}} Brian Cashman, the Yankees' general manager, referred to Austin as a "mega prospect" in August 2012. Austin won the Yankees' Minor League Player of the Year Award for the 2012 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/thunder/index.ssf/2013/03/yankees_name_tyler_austin_and.html|title=Yankees name Tyler Austin and Mark Montgomery "Kevin Lawn Award" Winners|work=NJ.com|date=March 15, 2013 |access-date=January 9, 2016}}

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Prior to the 2013 season, Austin was ranked as the 77th best prospect in baseball by Baseball America.{{cite news|title=2013 Top 100 Prospects|url=http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/rankings/top-100-prospects/2013/2614739.html|access-date=November 21, 2014|publisher=Baseball America|date=February 19, 2013}} The Yankees invited Austin to spring training in 2013 as a non-roster player.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/sports/austin-invited-to-spring-camp/article_00f8c544-6ba2-5592-85f1-befc1bd68269.html|title=Austin invited to spring camp|author=Kurt Aschermann Jr.|date=January 23, 2013|work=The Rockdale Citizen|access-date=January 9, 2016}} He played for Trenton, primarily as an outfielder. He was selected to appear in the Eastern League All-Star Game.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/thunder/index.ssf/2013/07/post_96.html|title=Trenton Thunder's four Eastern League All-Stars underachieved in first half|work=NJ.com|date=July 10, 2013 |access-date=January 9, 2016}} Austin went on the disabled list with a wrist injury in July,{{cite web|url=http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20140405/SPORTS/140409859|title=Outfielder Tyler Austin en route to Thunder after wrist rehab|work=The Trentonian|date=March 28, 2014 |access-date=January 9, 2016}} which caused him to miss almost 60 games. He batted .257 with a .344 on-base percentage and a .373 slugging percentage with six home runs and 40 RBI in 83 games for Trenton in 2013. The Yankees assigned him to the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League (AFL) after the regular season.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/news/2013/aug/27/tyler-austin-selected-for-afl/?sports|title=Tyler Austin selected for AFL|author=Aschermann Jr., Kurt|date=August 27, 2013|work=The Rockdale Citizen|access-date=January 9, 2016}}

Austin lost about {{convert|10|lbs}} by focusing on nutrition and gained strength during the 2013–14 offseason. After battling a flare up of his wrist injury from the previous season, he returned to Trenton for the 2014 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.trentonian.com/sports/20140407/thunders-tyler-austin-arrives-in-trenton-with-new-approach|title=Thunder's Tyler Austin arrives in Trenton with new approach|work=The Trentonian|date=April 7, 2014 |access-date=January 9, 2016}} He batted .275 with nine home runs and 47 RBI in 105 games during the 2014 season. After the regular season, the Yankees again assigned Austin to Scottsdale in the AFL,{{cite web|url=https://www.milb.com/news/gcs-99173316|title=New York Yankees' Tyler Austin plates two in Scottsdale's comeback|first=Kelsie|last=Heneghan|work=Minor League Baseball|date=October 21, 2014|access-date=January 9, 2016}} but his playing time was limited by a knee injury.{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/tyler-austin-yankees-outfield-prospect-faces-potential-make-or-break-year-1.9880080|title=Tyler Austin, Yankees outfield prospect, faces potential make-or-break year|author=Cody Derespina |work=Newsday|access-date=January 9, 2016}} On November 20, 2014, the Yankees added Austin to their 40-man roster to protect him from being selected in the Rule 5 draft.{{cite news|title=Yankees add four players to major league roster, sell rights of INF Wheeler to Rakuten Golden Eagles|url=http://web.yesnetwork.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20141120&content_id=102023378&oid=36019|access-date=November 21, 2014|publisher=YES Network|date=November 20, 2014}}

Austin played for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Triple–A International League at the start of the 2015 season. He struggled with the RailRiders, hitting .230 before missing time with an injury in late June.{{cite web|url=http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/news/heritage-grad-austin-returns-to-lineup-for-scranton/article_4fde75cc-43f4-56b7-87a0-e3f9155868c4.html|title=Heritage grad Austin returns to lineup for Scranton|author=Kurt Aschermann Jr.|date=July 9, 2015|work=The Rockdale Citizen|access-date=January 9, 2016}} The Yankees demoted Austin to the Trenton Thunder after he batted .235 in 73 games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.{{cite web|url=http://www.trentonian.com/article/TT/20150815/SPORTS/150819842|title=Tyler Austin, Rob Segedin both happy for chance to play everyday|work=The Trentonian|date=March 28, 2014 |access-date=January 9, 2016}} He batted .260 with two home runs and eight RBI for Trenton. The Yankees designated him for assignment at the end of the minor league season in September, removing him from their 40-man roster.{{cite web|url=http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2015/09/01/prospect-tyler-austin-designated-assignment/|title=Prospect Tyler Austin designated for assignment – The LoHud Yankees Blog|work=The LoHud Yankees Blog|access-date=January 9, 2016}} He went unclaimed on waivers, and the Yankees sent him outright to Trenton. The Yankees assigned him to the AFL for the third time after the 2015 season, as a replacement for the injured Eric Jagielo.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2015/10/yankees_brian_cashman_challenges_ex-top_prospect_t.html|title=Yankees' Brian Cashman challenges fading top prospect Tyler Austin|work=NJ.com|date=October 14, 2015 |access-date=January 9, 2016}}

The Yankees did not invite Austin to spring training in 2016. He began the season with Trenton, where he batted .260 in 50 games.{{cite web|url=http://www.trentonian.com/sports/20160813/thunder-players-and-staff-proud-of-tyler-austin-for-making-yankees-debut|title=Thunder players and staff proud of Tyler Austin for making Yankees debut|work=The Trentonian|first=Kyle|last=Franko|date=August 13, 2016|access-date=August 14, 2016}} The Yankees promoted Austin to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre during the season.{{cite web|url=http://citizensvoice.com/sports/railriders-kyle-higashioka-and-tyler-austin-are-seizing-their-opportunities-in-scranton-1.2054334|title=RailRiders: Kyle Higashioka and Tyler Austin are seizing their opportunities in Scranton|work=The Citizens' Voice|first=Shane|last=Hennigan|date=June 12, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805001737/http://citizensvoice.com/sports/railriders-kyle-higashioka-and-tyler-austin-are-seizing-their-opportunities-in-scranton-1.2054334|archive-date=August 5, 2016}} Austin batted .323 with 13 home runs and 49 RBIs in 57 games for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The Yankees promoted Austin to the major league roster on August 13, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-insider-a-rod-prospect-tyler-austin-article-1.2749373|title=Yankees Insider: With A-Rod out, prospect Tyler Austin on the way|work=New York Daily News|date=August 13, 2016|access-date=August 13, 2016}} He made his major league debut that day. In his first at bat, he hit his first major league home run off Matt Andriese. With the next at bat, Aaron Judge, also making his debut, hit a home run. This marked the first time that two teammates had hit home runs in their first at bats in the same game.{{cite news |title=Yankees' Tyler Austin and Aaron Judge Hit Back-to-Back Homers in Debuts |last=Vorkunov |first=Mike |date=August 13, 2016 |access-date=August 13, 2016 |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/14/sports/baseball/ny-yankees-tampa-bay-rays-tyler-austin-and-aaron-judge.html?ref=baseball&_r=0}} Austin batted .241 with five home runs, but also had 36 strikeouts in 90 plate appearances.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2017/01/yankees_tyler_austin_what_im_doing_to_win_1st_base.html|title=Yankees' Tyler Austin: What I'm doing to win 1st base battle|work=NJ.com|first=Brendan|last=Kuty|date=January 9, 2017|access-date=January 25, 2017}}

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His second career home run came on his 25th birthday, giving the Yankees the lead in a win against the Toronto Blue Jays. Then two days later, on September 8, Austin led-off the bottom of the ninth inning with a walk-off home run off Erasmo Ramírez, to give the Yankees its season-high fifth consecutive victory, 5–4, over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.[https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=360908110 New York Yankees 5, Tampa Bay Rays 4. Game Played on September 8, 2016 (N), at Yankee Stadium]. ESPN Box Score and Recap. Retrieved on September 9, 2016. It was the third home run for Austin in his 17th career game. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Austin is the first player in the modern-era to hit a home run in his first at-bat, hit a home run on his birthday, and hit a walk-off home run within the first three home runs of his Major League career.[https://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-0565750878850521407-4 Elias Sports Bureau]. ESPN Stats and Information. Retrieved on September 9, 2016.

Austin suffered a fracture of the navicular area of his left foot on February 17, 2017. He was ruled out for six weeks.{{cite web|title=Yankees' Tyler Austin breaks foot, will miss most of spring|date=February 17, 2017 |url=http://www.trentonian.com/sports/20170217/yankees-tyler-austin-breaks-foot-will-miss-most-of-spring|publisher=The Trentonian|access-date=February 17, 2017}} On April 2, 2017, he was placed on the 60-day disabled list.{{cite web|title=Tyler Austin begins 2017 season on 60-day DL|url=http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/yankees-tyler-austin-hits-60-day-dl/|work=CBS Sports|access-date=April 2, 2017}} He returned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on a rehabilitation assignment on May 26.{{cite web|url=http://timesleader.com/sports/railriders/663788/railriders-weekend-notebook-tyler-austin-finding-his-groove-at-the-plate |title=RailRiders Weekend Notebook: Tyler Austin finding his groove at the plate |publisher=Times Leader |date=June 17, 2017 |access-date=April 9, 2018}} The Yankees activated him from the disabled list and optioned him to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on June 5.{{cite web|url=https://timesleader.com/sports/railriders/661846/what-it-means-tyler-austin-reinstated-optioned-to-swb-railriders|title=What it means: Tyler Austin reinstated, optioned to SWB RailRiders|first=DJ|last=Eberle|work=The Times Leader|date=June 5, 2017|access-date=June 5, 2017}} The Yankees promoted Austin to the major leagues on June 24, after designating Chris Carter for assignment.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/tyler-austin-time-1st-yankees-finally-give-carter-article-1.3274586|title=It's Tyler Austin time at first as Yankees finally give up on Chris Carter|work=New York Daily News|first=Justin|last=Tasch|date=June 24, 2017|access-date=June 24, 2017}} He batted 2-for-13 (.154) with a home run in four games before injuring his right hamstring.{{cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/yankees-tyler-austin-mri-hamstring-article-1.3287124|title=Yankees' Tyler Austin to have MRI on hamstring|work=New York Daily News|first=Mike|last=Mazzeo|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=August 12, 2017}} He went on the disabled list, and was activated and optioned to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on August 11. On August 17, Austin was called back up after Garrett Cooper was injured.{{cite news|agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/08/17/yankees-put-1b-cooper-on-10-day-dl-recall-austin/104701178/ |title=Yankees put 1B Cooper on 10-day DL, recall Austin |work=USA Today |date=August 17, 2017 |access-date=April 9, 2018}} On August 19, Austin hit a three-run homer off Boston Red Sox ace Chris Sale which helped them win a major game in a pennant race.

Austin made the Yankees' Opening Day roster in 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2018/03/superstitious_tyler_austin_reacts_to_bad_greg_bird.html |title=Superstitious Tyler Austin reacts to bad Greg Bird news, excited to be in Yankees' 1B mix |first=Randy|last=Miller|publisher=NJ.com |date=March 27, 2018 |access-date=April 9, 2018}} On April 11, 2018, against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, Austin was hit by a pitch from Joe Kelly in possible retaliation for spiking Brock Holt earlier in the game. Austin then slammed his bat into the dirt in anger and charged the mound, causing a bench-clearing brawl. Four players, including Austin, were ejected. This was Austin's first career ejection.{{cite web|title=Benches clear twice, 4 ejected as Yankees top Red Sox 10-7|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/benches-empty-between-red-sox-and-yankees/c-271768568|work=MLB.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}} The following day, Austin was suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount. Austin's suspension was reduced to four games on appeal.{{cite web|title=Tyler Austin Finally Gets a (Shorter) Brawl Suspension|date=April 26, 2018 |url=https://nypost.com/2018/04/26/tyler-austin-finally-gets-a-shorter-brawl-suspension/|publisher=New York Post|access-date=April 26, 2018}} On June 14, 2018, Austin was optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre.{{cite web |title=Yankees option Tyler Austin to Triple-A |date=June 14, 2018 |url=https://www.pinstripealley.com/2018/6/14/17466964/yankees-roster-tyler-austin-triple-a-jonathan-loaisiga |publisher=Pinstripe Alley |access-date=June 14, 2018}}

On July 30, 2018, the Yankees traded Austin and Luis Rijo to the Minnesota Twins for Lance Lynn.{{cite web|title=Yankees trade for Lance Lynn from Twins for Tyler Austin and Luis Rijo|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/mlb/yankees/2018/07/30/new-york-yankees-trade-lance-lynn-twins-tyler-austin/868207002/|first=Pete |last=Caldera|publisher=NorthJersey.com|date=July 30, 2018|access-date=July 30, 2018}} The Twins assigned him to the Rochester Red Wings of the International League, whom Scranton was playing at the time. He also hit a home run in his first game with Rochester.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesleader.com/sports/713519/former-railriders-first-baseman-tyler-austin-reacts-to-trade-to-twins|title=Former RailRiders first baseman Tyler Austin reacts to trade to Twins|last=Eberle|first=DJ|date=July 31, 2018|website=Times Leader|language=en-US|access-date=December 12, 2018}} The Twins promoted him to the major leagues, and he hit a home run in his first game as a Twin on August 11.{{cite web|last=Berardino |first=Mike |url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/08/11/tyler-austin-homers-in-his-twins-debut-hopes-his-impact-spreads-off-the-field/ |title=Tyler Austin hopes his impact spreads off the field |work=Pioneer Press|date=August 11, 2018|access-date=February 9, 2019}} Austin batted .236 with nine home runs and 24 RBIs in 35 games for the Twins, and 17 home runs in 69 games with the Yankees and Twins.{{cite web|first=La Velle E.|last=Neal III |url=http://www.startribune.com/if-not-joe-mauer-then-who-plays-first-base-for-the-twins/496052111/ |title=If not Mauer, then who plays first base for the Twins? |publisher=Minneapolis Star Tribune|date=October 9, 2018 |access-date=February 9, 2019}}

Austin made the Twins' Opening Day roster in 2019, though the Twins also added C. J. Cron and Nelson Cruz as options to play first base and designated hitter. On April 6, 2019, Austin was designated for assignment following the selection of Chase De Jong’s contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.twincities.com/2019/04/06/twins-select-contract-of-chase-de-jong-dfa-tyler-austin/|title=Twins select contract of Chase De Jong, DFA Tyler Austin|first=Betsy|last=Helfand|work=Pioneer Press|date=April 6, 2019|access-date=April 6, 2019}}

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On April 8, 2019, the Twins traded Austin to the San Francisco Giants for Malique Ziegler.{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/SF-Giants-make-trade-for-Tyler-Austin-13750680.php|title=SF Giants make trade for Tyler Austin|last=Zimmerman|first=Douglas|date=April 8, 2019|website=SFGate|access-date=April 14, 2019}} Austin batted .187 for the Giants, and they designated him for assignment on August 2.{{cite web|author=Kerry Crowley |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/08/02/giants-cut-tyler-austin-promote-steven-duggar-ahead-of-series-at-coors-field/ |title=SF Giants promote Steven Duggar, cut Tyler Austin |work=Mercurynews.com |date=August 2, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}} Shortly thereafter, Austin elected free agency.{{cite web|last=Johnson |first=Dalton |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/giants/giants-claim-reliever-kyle-barraclough-tyler-austin-elects-free-agency |title=Giants claim reliever Kyle Barraclough; Tyler Austin elects free agency | NBCS Bay Area |publisher=Nbcsports.com |date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}}

On August 16, 2019, Austin signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, who assigned him to the San Antonio Missions of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League.{{cite web|author=Brewers Player Dev |url=https://twitter.com/BrewersPD/status/1162464243641389058 |title=Brewers Player Dev on Twitter: "We've signed Tyler Austin to a minor league contract and assigned him to @missionsmilb" |publisher=Twitter.com |date=August 16, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}} After he batted .333 with four home runs and 10 RBIs in 15 games for San Antonio, the Brewers promoted Austin to the major leagues on September 1.{{cite web|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2019/09/01/amid-flurry-player-moves-brewers-designate-jeffress-assignment/2166441001/ |title=Amid flurry of player moves, Brewers designate Jeffress for assignment |publisher=Jsonline.com |access-date=September 2, 2019}} Austin became a free agent following the 2019 season.

On November 15, 2019, Austin signed a one-year contract with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball.{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/yankees/2019/11/mlb-rumors-yankees-folk-hero-headed-to-japan.html|title=MLB rumors: Yankees folk hero headed to Japan|author=Randy Miller|website=NJ.com|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019}}{{ cite web | url=https://www.baystars.co.jp/news/2019/11/1115_05.php | title=タイラー・オースティン選手 獲得のお知らせ | work=横浜DeNAベイスターズ公式サイト | language=ja | date=November 25, 2019 | access-date=December 8, 2019 }}

Austin played in 106 games for Yokohama in 2024, slashing .316/.382/.601 with 25 home runs and 69 RBI. He would end up winning the NPB batting title, edging out Tokyo Yakult Swallows outfielder Domingo Santana's .315 average.{{Cite web|url=https://x.com/npb_reddit/status/1842906397379576271?s=46&t=UN5XGiNzRq3-vt33N7zCTw|title=x.com}}

On July 2, 2021, Austin was named to the roster for the United States national baseball team for the 2020 Summer Olympics, contested in 2021 in Tokyo.{{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/us-baseball-roster-announced-for-2021-olympics |title=USA Baseball announces Olympics roster |website=MLB.com |date=July 2, 2021 |accessdate=July 2, 2021}} The team went on to win silver, losing to hosts Japan in the gold medal game.{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/baseball-softball/results-baseball-fnl-000100-.htm |title=Baseball/Softball - United States vs Japan - Gold Medal Game Results |website=olympics.com |date=August 7, 2021 |accessdate=August 8, 2021 |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816171932/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/baseball-softball/results-baseball-fnl-000100-.htm |url-status=dead }}

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.

Austin married his high school sweetheart, Stephanie, in January 2019.{{cite web|last=Ladson |first=Bill |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/tyler-austin-raises-cancer-awareness/c-271484394 |title=Tyler Austin raises cancer awareness |work=MLB.com |date=May 24, 2018 |access-date=February 9, 2019}}

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