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Kyle Higashioka

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 202lb (185cm, 91kg)

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 from Edison HS (Huntington Beach, CA).

High School: Edison HS (Huntington Beach, CA)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2018 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 1 yr/$2.18M (24)

Service Time (01/2024): 5.005 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Beverly Hills Sports Council

Full Name: Kyle Harris Higashioka

Nicknames: Higgy

Pronunciation: \he-GAH-shi-oh-kah\

Twitter: @the_higster

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SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

1.4

2.2

246

1104

234

.220

.212

123

RBI

166

OBP

.263

.256

SLG

.476

.412

OPS

.739

.668

OPS+

101

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2008	18	-1.8	Yankees	GULF	Rk	NYY	18	50	46	5	12	1	0	1	3	0	0	2	8	.261	.300	.348	.648	16	3	1	0	1	0
2009	19	-2.1	Staten Island	NYPL	A-	NYY	60	247	217	24	55	11	0	2	32	0	1	26	31	.254	.333	.332	.665	72	6	1	1	2	1
2010	20	-1.6	Charleston	SALL	A	NYY	90	359	320	35	72	18	0	6	24	0	2	31	64	.225	.303	.338	.640	108	9	5	2	1	0
2011	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-A	NYY	82	324	294	35	68	16	0	8	29	1	0	23	41	.231	.291	.367	.658	108	10	3	1	3	1
2011	21	-1.7	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	46	180	164	21	39	10	0	4	16	1	0	14	22	.238	.300	.372	.672	61	5	1	0	1	1
2011	21	-0.4	Charleston	SALL	A	NYY	36	144	130	14	29	6	0	4	13	0	0	9	19	.223	.280	.362	.641	47	5	2	1	2	0
2012	22		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AA	NYY	44	164	147	14	25	5	0	6	23	1	1	12	42	.170	.228	.327	.555	48	7	0	2	3	0
2012	22	-2.5	Trenton	EL	AA	NYY	7	26	23	1	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	8	.087	.154	.087	.241	2	0	0	0	1	0
2012	22	-0.8	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	37	138	124	13	23	5	0	6	21	1	1	10	34	.186	.243	.371	.614	46	7	0	2	2	0
2013	23	-1.4	Trenton	EL	AA	NYY	7	26	25	1	8	3	0	1	5	0	0	0	5	.320	.320	.560	.880	14	2	0	1	0	0
2014	24		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-Rk	NYY	17	58	49	8	11	4	0	1	3	0	0	7	11	.225	.310	.367	.678	18	1	0	0	2	0
2014	24	1.3	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	9	31	26	5	6	3	0	1	2	0	0	4	4	.231	.323	.462	.784	12	1	0	0	1	0
2014	24	4.3	Yankees 1	GULF	Rk	NYY	8	27	23	3	5	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	7	.217	.296	.261	.557	6	0	0	0	1	0
2014	24	1.7	Scottsdale	AZFL	Fal		6	25	22	4	9	3	0	1	2	1	1	3	2	.409	.480	.682	1.162	15	1	0	0	0	0
2015	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-AAA	NYY	93	348	324	27	81	19	2	5	37	0	0	22	53	.250	.299	.367	.666	119	3	1	0	1	0
2015	25	-1.8	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	5	17	17	2	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	.177	.177	.235	.412	4	0	0	0	0	0
2015	25	2.3	Tampa	FLOR	A+	NYY	88	331	307	25	78	18	2	5	36	0	0	22	49	.254	.305	.375	.680	115	3	1	0	1	0
2016	26		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	NYY	102	416	370	55	102	24	0	21	81	0	2	38	73	.276	.337	.511	.847	189	10	0	0	8	2
2016	26	-0.5	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	39	160	148	24	37	9	0	10	30	0	1	12	31	.250	.306	.514	.820	76	3	0	0	0	2
2016	26	1.6	Trenton	EL	AA	NYY	63	256	222	31	65	15	0	11	51	0	1	26	42	.293	.356	.509	.865	113	7	0	0	8	0
2017	27		3 Teams	3 Lgs	AAA-A--Rk	NYY	21	82	74	15	25	7	0	9	23	0	0	7	12	.338	.390	.797	1.188	59	0	0	0	1	1
2017	27	0.3	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	14	57	53	5	14	4	0	2	11	0	0	4	7	.264	.316	.453	.769	24	0	0	0	0	0
2017	27	5.9	Staten Island	NYPL	A-	NYY	5	18	16	7	7	2	0	4	8	0	0	2	5	.438	.500	1.313	1.813	21	0	0	0	0	0
2017	27	6.7	Pulaski	APPY	Rk	NYY	2	7	5	3	4	1	0	3	4	0	0	1	0	.800	.714	2.800	3.514	14	0	0	0	1	1
2017	27	-1.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	20	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	.000	.100	.000	.100	0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	28	1.5	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	53	210	188	16	38	10	1	5	22	2	0	17	44	.202	.276	.346	.622	65	5	3	0	2	0
2018	28	-0.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	29	79	72	6	12	2	0	3	6	0	0	6	16	.167	.241	.319	.560	23	2	1	0	0	0
2019	29	2.1	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre	IL	AAA	NYY	70	270	241	42	67	13	0	20	56	0	0	24	53	.278	.348	.581	.929	140	7	3	0	2	1
2019	29	1.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	18	57	56	8	12	5	0	3	11	0	0	0	26	.214	.211	.464	.675	26	1	0	0	1	0
2020	30	2.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	16	48	48	7	12	1	0	4	10	0	0	0	11	.250	.250	.521	.771	25	0	0	0	0	0
2021	31	2.9	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	67	211	193	20	35	10	0	10	29	0	0	17	59	.181	.246	.389	.635	75	4	0	0	1	0
2022	32	4.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	83	248	229	27	52	7	0	10	31	0	1	12	52	.227	.264	.389	.653	89	5	1	2	4	0
2023	33	5.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	92	260	242	24	57	13	0	10	34	0	0	14	74	.236	.274	.413	.687	100	5	0	1	3	0
2024	34	5.7	SDP	NL	Maj	SDP	84	263	246	29	54	10	1	17	45	2	0	15	74	.220	.263	.476	.739	117	3	0	1	1	0
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Majors (8 seasons)					Majors		398	1186	1104	123	234	48	1	57	166	2	1	66	318	.212	.256	.412	.668	455	20	2	4	10	0
Minors (12 seasons)					Minors		657	2554	2295	277	564	131	3	85	338	4	6	209	437	.246	.310	.417	.727	956	63	17	7	26	6
Other (1 season)					Other		6	25	22	4	9	3	0	1	2	1	1	3	2	.409	.480	.682	1.162	15	1	0	0	0	0
All Levels (17 Seasons)							1061	3765	3421	404	807	182	4	143	506	7	8	278	757	.236	.294	.417	.711	1426	84	19	11	36	6

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		181	714	647	89	159	37	1	37	120	2	1	57	139	.246	.311	.478	.789	309	15	6	0	4	3
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		77	308	270	33	75	18	0	12	58	0	1	28	55	.278	.336	.478	.813	129	9	0	1	9	0
A+ (4 seasons)					Minors		180	680	621	64	146	36	2	16	75	2	1	50	109	.235	.292	.377	.669	234	16	2	2	5	1
A (2 seasons)					Minors		126	503	450	49	101	24	0	10	37	0	2	40	83	.224	.296	.344	.640	155	14	7	3	3	0
A- (2 seasons)					Minors		65	265	233	31	62	13	0	6	40	0	1	28	36	.266	.345	.399	.744	93	6	1	1	2	1
Rk (3 seasons)					Minors		28	84	74	11	21	3	0	4	8	0	0	6	15	.284	.333	.487	.820	36	3	1	0	3	1