MINNEAPOLIS — Tyler Austin is making some serious noise as a hitter for the Twins, but he will never forget what it meant to grow up in the Yankees organization and the friendships he forged.

Austin has blasted seven home runs in 70 at-bats since being traded to the Twins in the Lance Lynn deal, posting an .865 OPS.

“Going from an organization that I’ve been in my whole career it’s definitely a change,’’ Austin said Monday night at Target Field before the Yankees played the Twins. “I’m starting to feel at home here. It is one of those transitions that takes some time but my fiancée and I love it here. I’ve tried to simplify things and just go out and play and enjoy myself. That’s kind of the mindset I’ve taken on here.’’

The first baseman is dealing with a back issue, but hopes to play in the three-game series. With the Yankees, Austin hit eight home runs in 121 at-bats, posting a .751 OPS. More consistent playing time has helped.

The transition became more complicated when Austin’s dad, Chris, posted tweets that were critical of Greg Bird. Austin and Bird are friends. Austin said he had no idea his father had posted those tweets until he saw a screen shot and immediately took care of the situation.

“I was not happy with it at all,’’ Austin told The Post after finishing an early round of batting practice. “We spoke about it and I’ve spoken to Greg about it. Greg and I developed a good relationship so it was tough for me to see that those were posted.

“I didn’t know they were until someone screen shot it to me and I called my dad immediately and told him to delete them. I said, ‘Dad we have to get rid of this. This is not acceptable.’ He did and we moved on but I did not appreciate those tweets at all.

“I was truly hurt that he did that and I can only imagine how Greg felt so it was a tough thing. I’m so happy the way Greg handled it when I called him. If it had been the other way around I don’t know how I would have handled it. It would have been a tough conversation but he handled it beautifully and I have nothing but good things to say about Greg Bird.’’

Bird is in the middle of a nightmare season. He was back in the starting lineup Monday night after not playing the previous six games. He has three hits over his last 39 at-bats and is batting .197 with 11 home runs and a .670 OPS.

Bird, 25, and Austin, 26, came up together. That friendship has only grown.

“When I was there we had a very tight group,’’ Austin said of the young Yankees.

Austin’s father has learned from the situation, too, Tyler said.

“We’re good now, we talked about it,” he said. “We got through it and he understands he made a mistake.’’

Soon after the trade, Chris Austin tweeted: “18 home runs for Tyler on the year but bird is the word,” followed up by another critical tweet saying, “Tyler has more hits with the twins in a week than bird has in a month with the Yankees.”

It’s all about moving forward. Austin sees only good things for the struggling Twins as he has been reunited with hitting coach James Rowson who was a hitting coach in the Yankees organization.

“We have a really, really good group here,’’ Austin said. “We have a lot of guys injured right now, a lot of big pieces on the DL but I think there is a lot of talent on this team. I see this as a good thing and moving forward I see the Twins as having a good ballclub. I’m really excited to be here and really excited to be a part of it.’’

Still, Austin will always appreciate his Yankee days.

“I owe everything to New York,’’ he said. “Without the Yankees I don’t know where I’d be right now. It was tough when I got traded. I developed a lot of good relationships over there.’’