Yankees DFA Chris Carter; Tyler Austin recalled from Railriders
Good morning! You're probably waking up still excited about last night's great pitching performance from Tanaka, Gardy's game-tying HR in the 9th, and the Toe walk-off in the 10th. But, guess what -- it gets even better! The New York Yankees have designated Chris Carter for assignment. Tyler Austin will be recalled from Scranton Wilkes-Barre to play first base. It seems that last night's most recent three strikeout performance by Carter was the straw that broke the camel's back. https://twitter.com/YankeesPR/status/878479092580069377 I would go into Carter's 2017 stats, but honestly, I don't care to relive that, nor do I want to make you sad -- today is a happy day. Carter struck out a lot, let's just leave it at that. https://twitter.com/Jomboy_/status/854087429661220864 Meanwhile, Tyler Austin is back from the foot injury that has plagued him since the end of spring training. In 27 games with the Railriders, Austin is 30-for-100 (.300BA) and has hit 3HR's in his last 4 games with Scranton. With Greg Bird still in the world of the unknown because of his ankle injury/bone bruise, Tyler Austin will slot in as the everyday first baseman on the big club.
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All is right in the world this morning -- if nothing else and Austin struggles, I'd rather watch Tyler Austin strikeout than watch Chris Carter strikeout.