Cubs Boot Former 3-Year New York Yankees Player Off Roster

According to multiple reports, the Chicago Cubs outrigthed 35-year-old first baseman Tyler Austin to AAA Iowa. CubsHQ.com’s Tony Crumpton wrote (about Austin): “The Chicago Cubs have outrighted veteran first baseman Tyler Austin off their 40-man roster, according to the team’s official transactions log. Austin, 35, signed a one-year, $1.25 million contract with Chicago in December 2025 after spending six seasons playing professionally in Japan. However, he never appeared in a regular-season game for the Cubs after undergoing surgery on the patellar tendon in his right knee during spring training, which sidelined him for the entire 2026 season.” Tyler Austin is…