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Kyle Higashioka
Kyle Higashioka
Texas Rangers • Catcher
Age 35 • 6' 1" • 202 lb
Bats: R • Throws: R
MLB Debut: 2017-04-10
Born: Huntington Beach , CA • USA
Draft: 2008
2026 Stats
G
1
AB
1
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
R
1
SB
0
AVG
1.000
OBP
1.000
SLG
1.000
OPS
2.000
Career Stats
G
493
AB
1408
H
308
HR
68
RBI
213
R
157
SB
5
AVG
.219
OBP
.264
SLG
.411
OPS
.675
Year-by-Year Hitting
Year Team GPAABH HRRBISB AVGOBPSLGOPSAwards
2017 NYY 9 20 18 — — — — .000 .100 .000 .100
2018 NYY 29 79 72 12 3 6 — .167 .241 .319 .560
2019 NYY 18 57 56 12 3 11 — .214 .211 .464 .675
2020 NYY 16 48 48 12 4 10 — .250 .250 .521 .771
2021 NYY 67 211 193 35 10 29 — .181 .246 .389 .635
2022 NYY 83 248 229 52 10 31 — .227 .264 .389 .653
2023 NYY 92 260 242 57 10 34 — .236 .274 .413 .687
2024 SD 84 263 246 54 17 45 2 .220 .263 .476 .739
2025 TEX 94 327 303 73 11 47 3 .241 .291 .403 .694
2026 TEX 1 1 1 1 — — — 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Spring Training
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2010 NYY 2321 ——— .500.6671.0001.667
2011 NYY 7651 ——— .200.333.200.533
2012 NYY 3551 ——— .200.200.200.400
2013 NYY 3541 ——— .250.400.250.650
2015 NYY 5651 —1— .200.333.200.533
2016 NYY 5874 11— .571.6251.1431.768
2017 NYY 2032278 23— .296.406.6301.036
2018 NYY 918155 ——— .333.444.467.911
2019 NYY 1021197 22— .368.429.7891.218
2020 NYY 1334328 34— .250.294.531.825
2021 NYY 1334304 ——— .133.235.133.368
2022 NYY 11282611 711— .423.4641.2311.695
2023 NYY 719153 14— .200.333.467.800
2024 SD 1230284 —3— .143.167.179.346
2025 TEX 14383511 310— .314.342.629.971
2026 TEX 1027248 —6— .333.370.542.912
Postseason
Hitting
YearTeamGPAABHHRRBISBAVGOBPSLGOPS
2020 NYY 519185 12— .278.316.444.760
2021 NYY 122— ——— .000.000.000.000
2022 NYY 376— ——— .000.143.000.143
2024 SD 722195 35— .263.273.7891.062
Game Logs
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Hitting
Date Opponent AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB SO
2026-03-26 @ PHI 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Transactions
Entire history • newest first.
2025-09-16
C Kyle Higashioka changed number to 11.
2025-09-15
C Kyle Higashioka changed number to 21.
2025-05-13
Texas Rangers activated C Kyle Higashioka from the 10-day injured list.
2025-05-10
Texas Rangers sent C Kyle Higashioka on a rehab assignment to Round Rock Express.
2025-05-01
Texas Rangers placed C Kyle Higashioka on the 10-day injured list retroactive to April 30, 2025. Mild left intercostal strain.
2025-04-16
C Kyle Higashioka changed number to 11.
2025-04-15
C Kyle Higashioka changed number to 42.
2024-12-02
Texas Rangers signed free agent C Kyle Higashioka.
2024-10-31
C Kyle Higashioka elected free agency.
2023-12-07
San Diego Padres traded LF Juan Soto and CF Trent Grisham to New York Yankees for RHP Michael King, C Kyle Higashioka, RHP Randy Vásquez, RHP Jhony Brito and RHP Drew Thorpe.
2022-05-24
New York Yankees activated C Kyle Higashioka from the 10-day injured list.
2022-05-22
New York Yankees placed C Kyle Higashioka on the 10-day injured list.
2022-05-22
New York Yankees placed C Kyle Higashioka on the 10-day injured list.
2021-07-27
New York Yankees activated C Kyle Higashioka from the 10-day injured list.
2021-07-27
New York Yankees activated C Kyle Higashioka from the 10-day injured list.
2021-07-27
New York Yankees activated C Kyle Higashioka from the 10-day injured list.
2021-07-16
New York Yankees placed C Kyle Higashioka on the 10-day injured list.
2020-09-01
New York Yankees activated C Kyle Higashioka from the 10 day injured list.
2020-09-01
New York Yankees activated C Kyle Higashioka from the 10-day injured list.
2020-09-01
New York Yankees activated C Kyle Higashioka from the 10-day injured list.
2020-08-08
New York Yankees placed C Kyle Higashioka on the 10-day injured list retroactive to August 6, 2020. Right oblique strain.
2019-10-20
New York Yankees activated C Kyle Higashioka.
2019-10-04
New York Yankees reassigned C Kyle Higashioka to the minor leagues.
2019-09-08
New York Yankees recalled C Kyle Higashioka from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2019-08-10
New York Yankees optioned C Kyle Higashioka to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2019-07-24
New York Yankees recalled Kyle Higashioka from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2019-04-24
New York Yankees optioned C Kyle Higashioka to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2019-04-12
New York Yankees recalled Kyle Higashioka from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2019-03-16
New York Yankees optioned C Kyle Higashioka to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2018-07-24
New York Yankees recalled C Kyle Higashioka from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2018-07-19
New York Yankees optioned C Kyle Higashioka to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2018-06-25
New York Yankees recalled Kyle Higashioka from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2018-03-14
New York Yankees optioned C Kyle Higashioka to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2017-10-22
Kyle Higashioka roster status changed by New York Yankees.
2017-10-03
New York Yankees reassigned C Kyle Higashioka to the minor leagues.
2017-10-02
New York Yankees recalled C Kyle Higashioka from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2017-07-19
Kyle Higashioka changed number to --.
2017-06-18
New York Yankees optioned C Kyle Higashioka to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2017-06-16
New York Yankees recalled Kyle Higashioka from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2017-05-05
New York Yankees optioned C Kyle Higashioka to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2017-04-09
New York Yankees recalled Kyle Higashioka from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2017-03-31
New York Yankees optioned C Kyle Higashioka to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2016-11-04
New York Yankees selected the contract of Kyle Higashioka from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders.
2015-11-18
New York Yankees signed free agent C Kyle Higashioka to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
2015-02-05
New York Yankees invited non-roster C Kyle Higashioka to spring training.
2013-01-31
New York Yankees invited non-roster C Kyle Higashioka to spring training.
2012-02-08
New York Yankees invited non-roster C Kyle Higashioka to spring training.
2011-02-11
New York Yankees invited non-roster C Kyle Higashioka to spring training.
2010-02-08
New York Yankees invited non-roster C Kyle Higashioka to spring training.
2008-07-21
New York Yankees signed C Kyle Higashioka.
Scouting Report
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Season 2026
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Spray Chart
Hits only • Stadium overlay
1B 2B 3B HR
MLBAM-style coords scaled into stadium viewBox. Home plate baseline ≈ (125, 199). Stadium SVG: rangers.svg.
Results by Pitch Type
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Results by Pitch Category
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