#26

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Full Name:
 

Christopher Tyler Austin

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Nicknames:

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"Pikachu"

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Born:  
   

September 6, 1991 

Conyers, Georgia

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Family:  

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Mother: Kim 
Father: Chris 
Brothers: Dylan, Kyle

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School:  

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Heritage High School, Conyer, Georgia
Mascot: Patriots
Coach: Casey Teal

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Other coaches from Conyers that coached Austin: Marion Hanahan and Jason McBay

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Committed to Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw State Owls) but did not attend.

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Baseball Related:

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2008 - The Rockdale Citizen (Newspaper) named him high school baseball hitter of the year.

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2010 - Drafted by the New York Yankees (415th overall) ($135,000 signing bonus). Scouted by Darryl Monroe. 

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2016 - August 13th - Major League debut with the New York Yankees. He hit a home run at his first at bat. The next batter was Aaron Judge who was also making his debut and Judge hit a home run as well.

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Extra:

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He grew up a Yankees fan.

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Favorite player as a child: Derek Jeter

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Austin enjoys fishing in his free-time.

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DO NOT USE - At the 17 he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and had surgery to remove the tumor.

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His family took vacations to Panama City; Destin, and Florida; Fort Walton in the summers.
 

Sample Heckles:

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“Darryl Monroe should've left you in Conyer."

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@T1721Austin

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