Kyle Higashioka
Kyle Harris Higashioka
Born: April 20, 1990
Huntington Beach, CA US
Primary Position: Catcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
Draft: Round 7 (2008 June Amateur Draft, New York Yankees)
School: Edison HS
Career: 2008-2019
Major League Statistics
Kyle Higashioka compiled a career batting average of .247 with 86 home runs and 340 RBI in his 663-game career with the Yankees, Staten Island Yankees, Charleston RiverDogs, Tampa Yankees, Trenton Thunder, Scottsdale Scorpions, Yankees1, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders and Pulaski Yankees. He began playing during the 2008 season and last took the field during the 2019 campaign.
 Yankees |
 Staten Island Yankees |
 Charleston RiverDogs |
 Tampa Yankees |
 Trenton Thunder |
 Scottsdale Scorpions |
 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders |
 Pulaski Yankees |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R | GULF | Yankees | 18 | 50 | 46 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .261 | .300 | .348 | .648 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | Short Season A | NYPL | Staten Island Yankees | 60 | 247 | 217 | 24 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 31 | .253 | .333 | .332 | .665 | 72 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2010 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 90 | 359 | 320 | 35 | 72 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 64 | .225 | .303 | .338 | .640 | 108 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 46 | 180 | 164 | 21 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 22 | .238 | .300 | .372 | .672 | 61 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | 36 | 144 | 130 | 14 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 19 | .223 | .280 | .362 | .641 | 47 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 7 | 26 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .087 | .154 | .087 | .241 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 37 | 138 | 124 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 34 | .185 | .243 | .371 | .614 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 7 | 26 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .320 | .320 | .560 | .880 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 9 | 31 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .231 | .323 | .462 | .784 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | R | GULF | Yankees1 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .217 | .296 | .261 | .557 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | 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 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 5 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .176 | .176 | .235 | .412 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | 88 | 331 | 307 | 25 | 78 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 49 | .254 | .305 | .375 | .680 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 39 | 160 | 148 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 31 | .250 | .306 | .514 | .820 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | 63 | 256 | 222 | 31 | 65 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 51 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 42 | .293 | .355 | .509 | .864 | 113 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | R | APPY | Pulaski Yankees | 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 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 14 | 57 | 53 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .264 | .316 | .453 | .769 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Short Season A | NYPL | Staten Island Yankees | 5 | 18 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .438 | .500 | 1.312 | 1.812 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 53 | 210 | 188 | 16 | 38 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 44 | .202 | .276 | .346 | .622 | 65 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 70 | 270 | 241 | 42 | 67 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 53 | .278 | .348 | .581 | .929 | 140 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 663 | 2579 | 2317 | 281 | 573 | 134 | 3 | 86 | 340 | 5 | 7 | 212 | 439 | .247 | .312 | .419 | .731 | 971 | 64 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 6 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R | GULF | Yankees | C | 15 | 114 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.800 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 5.3 |
| 2009 | Short Season A | NYPL | Staten Island Yankees | C | 57 | 451 | 41 | 5 | 2 | .990 | 8.632 | 7 | 56 | 19 | 25.3 |
| 2010 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | C | 59 | 423 | 50 | 6 | 0 | .987 | 8.017 | 4 | 56 | 27 | 32.5 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | C | 44 | 311 | 33 | 6 | 3 | .983 | 7.818 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 35.0 |
| 2011 | A | SALL3 | Charleston RiverDogs | C | 10 | 91 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .991 | 1.600 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 46.2 |
| 2012 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | C | 5 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.200 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 66.7 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | C | 24 | 208 | 23 | 2 | 3 | .991 | 9.625 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 39.3 |
| 2013 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | C | 7 | 43 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.571 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 25.0 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | C | 9 | 71 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.667 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 37.5 |
| 2014 | R | GULF | Yankees1 | C | 7 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .984 | 8.571 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 18.8 |
| 2014 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | C | 5 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.600 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 2015 | Advanced A | FLOR | Tampa Yankees | C | 88 | 688 | 65 | 8 | 4 | .989 | 8.557 | 7 | 96 | 40 | 29.4 |
| 2015 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | C | 5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | AA | EL | Trenton Thunder | C | 61 | 532 | 51 | 9 | 4 | .985 | 9.557 | 6 | 52 | 23 | 30.7 |
| 2016 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | C | 36 | 329 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 9.556 | 4 | 15 | 6 | 28.6 |
| 2017 | Short Season A | NYPL | Staten Island Yankees | C | 3 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | R | APPY | Pulaski Yankees | C | 2 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 2017 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | C | 14 | 129 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .971 | 9.571 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 29.4 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | C | 49 | 410 | 26 | 6 | 4 | .986 | 8.898 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 33.3 |
| 2019 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | C | 64 | 588 | 28 | 6 | 6 | .990 | 9.625 | 5 | 45 | 15 | 25.0 |
| Totals | 564 | 4590 | 387 | 54 | 37 | .989 | 8.824 | 51 | 486 | 207 | 29.9 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees | NYA | July 29, 2008 | August 27, 2008 |
| 2009 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Staten Island Yankees | NYA | June 19, 2009 | September 6, 2009 |
| 2010 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston RiverDogs | NYA | April 8, 2010 | August 19, 2010 |
| 2011 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | April 7, 2011 | June 21, 2011 |
| 2011 | A | South Atlantic League | Charleston RiverDogs | NYA | June 24, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| 2012 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | May 6, 2012 | September 2, 2012 |
| 2012 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | June 15, 2012 | July 2, 2012 |
| 2013 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | April 10, 2013 | April 30, 2013 |
| 2014 | R | Gulf Coast League | Yankees1 | NYA | July 23, 2014 | August 4, 2014 |
| 2014 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | August 6, 2014 | August 30, 2014 |
| 2014 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Scottsdale Scorpions | October 11, 2014 | November 12, 2014 | |
| 2015 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Tampa Yankees | NYA | April 15, 2015 | August 28, 2015 |
| 2015 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | September 1, 2015 | September 7, 2015 |
| 2016 | AA | Eastern League | Trenton Thunder | NYA | April 7, 2016 | August 2, 2016 |
| 2016 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | May 27, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
| 2017 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | April 8, 2017 | August 18, 2017 |
| 2017 | Short Season A | New York-Pennsylvania League | Staten Island Yankees | NYA | August 11, 2017 | September 7, 2017 |
| 2017 | R | Appalachian League | Pulaski Yankees | NYA | August 15, 2017 | August 17, 2017 |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | April 6, 2018 | July 21, 2018 |
| 2019 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | April 4, 2019 | September 3, 2019 |
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