Position: Catcher
Bats: Right • Throws: Right
6-1, 205lb (185cm, 92kg)
Team: New York Yankees (majors)
Born: April 20, 1990 in Huntington Beach, CA us
Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft.
High School: Edison HS (Huntington Beach, CA)
Debut:
April 10, 2017
(Age 26-355d,
18,935th in MLB history)
vs. TBR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season
2019 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible
Service Time (01/2019): 0.124 • Arb Eligible: 2022 • Free Agent: 2025
Full Name: Kyle Harris Higashioka
Pronunciation: \he-GAH-shi-OH-kah\
2018
Career
-0.2
-0.4
72
90
6
8
12
12
.167
.133
3
3
6
6
0
0
.241
.212
.319
.256
.560
.468
50
25
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | Pos | Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 27 | NYY | AL | 9 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .000 | .100 | .000 | .100 | -70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | /2D | |
| 2018 | 28 | NYY | AL | 29 | 79 | 72 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .167 | .241 | .319 | .560 | 50 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2/D | |
| 2 Yrs | 38 | 99 | 90 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | .133 | .212 | .256 | .468 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 162 Game Avg. | 162 | 422 | 384 | 34 | 51 | 9 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 94 | .133 | .212 | .256 | .468 | 25 | 98 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
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