Cubs Remove Tyler Austin from 40-Man Roster

• The Chicago Cubs sent first baseman Tyler Austin outright off their 40-man roster.
• Austin signed a $1.25MM contract with the Cubs last December.
• The right-handed hitter had spent the previous six seasons with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars in Japan.
• Austin's MLB transaction log shows he was removed from the roster this week.
• Chicago’s offseason roster count drops to 34.