Kyle Higashioka
Kyle Harris Higashioka
Born: April 20, 1990
Huntington Beach, CA USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, DH, PH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 202
Career: 2017-2025
Draft: Round 7 (2008 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
School: Edison HS
Minor League Statistics
Kyle Higashioka compiled a career batting average of .218 with 68 home runs and 213 RBI in his 584-game career with the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers. He began playing during the 2017 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | AL | New York Yankees | 9 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AL | New York Yankees | 29 | 79 | 72 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .167 | .241 | .319 | .560 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | 18 | 57 | 56 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .214 | .211 | .464 | .675 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | AL | New York Yankees | 16 | 48 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .250 | .250 | .521 | .771 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | New York Yankees | 67 | 211 | 193 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 59 | .181 | .246 | .389 | .635 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | 83 | 248 | 229 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 52 | .227 | .264 | .389 | .653 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | AL | New York Yankees | 92 | 260 | 242 | 24 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 74 | .236 | .274 | .413 | .687 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | NL | San Diego Padres | 84 | 263 | 246 | 29 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 74 | .220 | .263 | .476 | .739 | 117 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | AL | Texas Rangers | 94 | 327 | 303 | 33 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 72 | .241 | .291 | .403 | .693 | 122 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 492 | 1513 | 1407 | 156 | 307 | 62 | 2 | 68 | 213 | 5 | 2 | 86 | 390 | .218 | .263 | .410 | .673 | 577 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 8 | 5 | 48.0 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.688 | 7.125 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 27 | 20 | 192.0 | 225 | 14 | 1 | 1 | .996 | 11.203 | 8.852 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 16.7 |
| 2019 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 18 | 14 | 137.0 | 146 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.117 | 8.556 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 20.0 |
| 2020 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 14 | 13 | 107.0 | 108 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .983 | 9.673 | 8.214 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 37.5 |
| 2021 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 66 | 58 | 519.3 | 609 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .995 | 1.866 | 9.500 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 13.2 |
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 82 | 72 | 622.3 | 669 | 21 | 5 | 2 | .993 | 9.979 | 8.415 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 40.6 |
| 2023 | AL | New York Yankees | C | 90 | 71 | 642.0 | 663 | 14 | 9 | 1 | .987 | 9.491 | 7.522 | 5 | 32 | 55 | 11 | 16.7 |
| 2024 | NL | San Diego Padres | C | 83 | 77 | 665.7 | 669 | 20 | 9 | 1 | .987 | 9.315 | 8.301 | 9 | 23 | 52 | 13 | 20.0 |
| 2025 | AL | Texas Rangers | C | 71 | 68 | 604.3 | 585 | 16 | 3 | 2 | .995 | 8.950 | 8.465 | 4 | 17 | 66 | 15 | 18.5 |
| Totals | 459 | 398 | 3537.7 | 3729 | 120 | 32 | 11 | .992 | 9.792 | 8.386 | 34 | 72 | 259 | 66 | 20.3 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | AL | New York Yankees | ALWC2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 | .357 | .538 | .896 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | New York Yankees | ALWC | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLWC2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 | .429 | 1.600 | 2.029 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS2 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .214 | .200 | .500 | .700 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 16 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .222 | .260 | .511 | .771 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | AL | New York Yankees | ALWC2 | C | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 14.000 | 14.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | C | 4 | 4 | 34.0 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 11.382 | 1.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | AL | New York Yankees | ALWC | C | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.000 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | ALDS1 | C | 2 | 1 | 12.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.237 | 6.500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | AL | New York Yankees | ALCS | C | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.875 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLWC2 | C | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 12.500 | 12.500 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | NL | San Diego Padres | NLDS2 | C | 5 | 5 | 41.0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.561 | 7.800 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 16 | 15 | 129.7 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.272 | 9.250 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 |
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