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Austin gifts himself a birthday home run
- Updated: September 7, 2016
NEW YORK — On his birthday, facing one of the American League’s best pitchers, Tyler Austin finally got career home run No. 2 — and even with the late-inning fireworks that buried it on the scoreboard, it was a pretty big one for the Yankees.
The rookie first baseman, who turned 25 on Tuesday, drove a go-ahead two-run shot off the Blue Jays’ Aaron Sanchez, in the seventh inning of what turned into a wild, 7-6, series-clinching win over the AL East leaders at Yankee Stadium.
“It’s a huge win for us,” Austin said. “Exciting game, too. So it’s been a great day.”
Austin’s long ball was his first since his Major League debut on Aug. 13, when he went back-to-back with Aaron Judge in the first at-bats of their careers, a glimpse of the Yankees’ potential future. After that home run, though, …
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