MINNESOTA TWINS 2018 SUPPLEMENTAL BIOS ®¬ÚÏÚ/tXIgÚ<lhkQZ¹ÚQZNÅ\N 60 - Jake cave, of ®­ÚÏÚ!XQqIgÚGg<WI¹ÚgPd 51 - Johnny field of ­¯Ú-ÚLogan forsythe, INFÚ 68 - Matt MAgill, RHPÚ PERSONAL: Christopher Tyler Austin…graduated from Heritage High School (Ga.)…supports and raises CAREER HIGHS awareness for the Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation…was diagnosed with testicular cancer *ALL NUMBERS ENTERING 2018 at age 17…in September 2017, hosted a “Day of Joy” with New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh, Hits: 3, 9/27/16 vs. BOS providing hospitalized children with brightly-colored “Superhero” gowns at New York’s Hospital for Special RBI: 3, 8/19/1 at BOS Surgery in support of the Joy in Childhood Foundation. HR: 1, 7x, last 8/19/17 at BOS 2017: GS: None SB: 1, 8/13/16 vs. TB A In 20 games (5 starts at 1B, 5 at DH and 1 in RF) over three stints with the Yankees (6/24-29, 8/17-25 and 9/5-10/1), hit .225 (9-for-40) with 4R, 2 doubles, 2HR and 8RBI. Hit-Streak: 5, 9/4-8/16 WALK-OFF HITS A Began the season on the 60-day disabled list with a fractured left ankle (4/2, retroactive to 3/30), 9/8/16 vs. TB (HR) suffered after fouling a ball off the foot in February. MULTI-HR GAMES A Played for both Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre as part of his rehab assignment… - - - was returned from rehab, reinstated from the D.L. and optioned to Scranton/WB on 6/5 (missed 54 team games). A Hit his first career three-run HR in 8/19 win at Boston, the only HR with multiple runners on base that Chris Sale allowed in 2017 A Set a career high with 3RBI…also hit a double, tying his career high with six total bases A Was placed on the 10-day disabled list from 6/29-8/11 with a right hamstring strain (missed 37 team games)…was returned from rehab, reinstated from the D.L. and optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 8/11 A Including rehab assignments, combined with Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to bat .286 (53-for-185) with 34R, 15 doubles, 10HR and 33RBI in 52 games…following the season, played for Leones del Escogido in the Dominican Winter League, batting .160 (4-for-25) with 2R, 2 doubles, 1HR and 3RBI in seven games. 2016: Saw his first Major League action, hitting .241 (20-for-83) with 7R, 3 doubles, 5HR and 12RBI in 31 games (20 starts at 1B, 2 in RF and 1 at DH) in his only stint with the Yankees (8/13-10/2)…his team-leading four game-tying or go-ahead HRs in the seventh inning or later, tied for fourth in the AL and tied for ninth in the Majors…hit his first home run in his first career Major League at-bat on 8/13 vs. Tampa Bay (back-to-back with Aaron Judge), his second homer on his 25th birthday on 9/6 vs. Toronto, and his third was a “walk-off” on 9/8 vs. Tampa Bay…according to Elias, is the first player in the Modern Era (since 1900) to homer in his first at-bat, homer on his birthday and a hit a “walk-off” HR within his first three career home runs…made his Major League debut in 8/13 win vs. Tampa Bay, hitting solo HR in the second off Matt Andriese and going 2-for-4 with 1SB…was the first of back-to-back HRs with Aaron Judge (who also homered in his first PA), with Judge also making his Major League debut in the game, became the first duo in Major League history to each homer in their Major League debuts in the same game…there had been just one other game in Baseball history in which two players each hit HRs in their first Major League at-bats, but they were on opposing teams (Brooklyn at Philadelphia on 4/19/38 – the Phillies’ Emmett “Heinie” Mueller and the Dodgers’ Ernie Koy – both in the first inning)…was signed to a Major League contract and selected to the Yankees’ 25-man roster from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre prior to the game…hit ninth-inning solo HR—his first career “walk-off” hit—on 9/8 vs. Tampa Bay, becoming the 10th rookie in Yankees history with a “walk-off” HR and first since Melky Cabrera (11th inning, 7/18/06 vs. Seattle) —credit: Elias…was defensive replacement at 1B for Mark Teixeira in 10/2 loss vs. Baltimore, Teixeira’s final career game…began the season with Double-A Trenton, batting .260 (46-for-177) with 22R, 10 doubles, 4HR and 29RBI in 50 games…in 57 games with Scranton/WB, hit .323 (65-for-201) with 39R, 24 doubles, 13HR and 49RBI. 2015: Combined with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Trenton to hit .240 (82-for-341) with 41R, 13 doubles, 2 triples, 6HR and 35RBI in 94 games…was designated for assignment on 9/1 and outrighted to Trenton on 9/9…following the season, played for Surprise in the Arizona Fall League, batting .272 (22-for-81) with 13R, 5 doubles, 3HR and 7RBI in 21 games…in eight games for the Águilas de Zulia of the Venezuelan Winter League, hit .280 (7-for-25) with 5R, 4 doubles and 4RBI. 2014: Spent the entire season with Double-A Trenton, hitting .275 (109-for-396) with 56R, 20 doubles, 9HR and 47RBI in 105 games…ranked among team leaders in runs (third), doubles (third) and hits (fourth)…following the season, played for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League, batting .304 (21-for-69) with 2HR and 13RBI in 19 games…was added to the Yankees’ 40-man roster on 11/20/14. 2013: Played in 83 games for EL-Champion Double-A Trenton, hitting .257 (82-for-319) with 43R, 17 doubles, 6HR and 40RBI…was named a Mid-Season Eastern League All-Star…following the season, appeared in four games with Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League, batting .333 (4-for-12)…was tabbed by MLB.com’s “2013 Prospect Watch” as the No. 3 prospect in the Yankees organization. 2012: Combined to hit .322 (133-for-413) with 35 doubles, 17HR and 80RBI in 110 games with Double-A Trenton, Single-A Tampa, Single-A Charleston and the GCL Yankees…led all Yankees minor leaguers in batting average…was named to Team USA for the 2012 MLB All-Star Futures Game…following the season, was named the Yankees Minor League “Player of the Year” and tabbed by Baseball America as the fourth-best prospect in the organization. 2011: Split the season between GCL and short-season Single-A Staten Island, batting .354 (63-for-178) with 18 doubles, 6HR and 36RBI in 47 games…also stole 18 bases without being caught. 2010: Made his professional debut, going 0-for-2 with 2HP in two games with the GCL Yankees AUSTIN’S PLAYING RECORD YEAR CLUB AVG G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF HB BB SO SB CS OBP OPS 2010 GCL Yankees .000 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 2011 GCL Yankees .390 20 82 13 32 8 1 3 22 0 0 2 5 16 11 0 .438 1.060 Staten Island .323 27 96 16 31 10 1 3 14 0 2 4 10 23 7 0 .402 .943 2012 Tampa .321 36 134 20 43 13 1 2 23 0 0 2 12 28 6 0 .385 .863 Trenton .286 2 7 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .375 .661 GCL Yankees .500 2 6 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .571 1.571 Charleston .320 70 266 69 85 22 5 14 54 0 3 3 37 68 17 2 .405 1.002 2013 GCL Yankees 2 .667 2 6 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .714 1.381 Trenton .257 83 319 43 82 17 1 6 40 0 3 3 41 79 4 0 .344 .717 2014 Trenton .275 105 396 56 109 20 5 9 47 0 3 2 36 80 3 2 .336 .756 2015 Trenton .260 21 77 8 20 5 2 2 8 0 0 1 8 16 3 2 .337 .792 Scranton/WB .235 73 264 33 62 8 0 4 27 1 4 4 26 81 8 1 .309 .619 2016 Trenton .260 50 177 22 46 10 1 4 29 0 2 1 30 46 1 1 .367 .762 Scranton/WB .323 57 201 39 65 24 0 13 49 0 1 0 32 59 5 0 .415 1.051 NEW YORK-AL .241 31 83 7 20 3 0 5 12 0 0 0 7 36 1 0 .300 .758 2017 Trenton .429 5 14 5 6 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 .529 1.315 Scranton/WB .275 47 171 29 47 14 1 10 32 0 1 0 18 52 0 0 .342 .886 NEW YORK-AL .225 20 40 4 9 2 0 2 8 0 2 0 4 17 0 0 .283 .708 2018 Rochester .333 3 12 2 4 0 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 .385 1.218 Scranton/WB .253 26 99 14 25 9 0 6 14 0 0 1 8 32 0 0 .315 .840 NEW YORK-AL .223 34 121 16 27 6 0 8 23 0 1 2 8 53 1 1 .280 .751 Minor League Totals .286 631 2329 373 666 161 20 79 365 1 19 27 268 588 65 8 .364 .838 Major League Totals .230 85 244 27 56 11 0 15 43 0 3 2 19 106 2 1 .287 .746 PERSONAL: Andrew Jacob Cave...graduated in 2011 from Kecoughtan (Va.) High School...as a senior, hit .594 with 16 extra-base hits and a .725 OBP...also pitched, going 6-3 with a 1.65 ERA and 101 SO in 55.0 IP...named Co-Eastern Region “Player of the Year” in Virginia...was ranked by Perfect Game as the No.