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)

Debut: April 10, 2017 (Age 26-355d, 21,326th in major league history)
vs. TBR 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

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

0.1

1.0

874

183

.188

.209

RBI

122

OBP

.188

.252

SLG

.438

.395

OPS

.625

.647

OPS+

Summary of 41 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 5 go ahead

2 Tms
NYY	40
SDP	1

Platoon
vs RHP	24
vs LHP	17

Home/Road
Home	23
Away	18

Outs
0	17
1	13
2	11

19 Opps
BAL	7
TOR	6
TBR	4
CHC	3
BOS	3
MIN	2
SEA	2
KCR	2
ATL	2
SFG	1
STL	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
DET	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
WSN	1
CLE	1
CHW	1

39 Pitchers
Shane McClanahan	2
Robbie Ray	2
Taijuan Walker	1
Tyler Mahle	1
Nick Pivetta	1
Daniel Lynch IV	1
Ryan Borucki	1
Zack Thompson	1
Luis Castillo	1
Ross Stripling	1
Daniel Norris	1
Max Scherzer	1
Tanner Banks	1
Tyler Wells	1
JT Chargois	1
Sean Newcomb	1
Brock Burke	1
Tyler Beede	1
Hector Perez	1
Tarik Skubal	1
John Means	1
Cal Quantrill	1
David Price	1
Julio Teheran	1
Jacob Waguespack	1
Max Castillo	1
Austin Voth	1
Cole Irvin	1
Tanner Roark	1
Kyle Hendricks	1
Rick Porcello	1
Frank Schwindel	1
Bruce Zimmermann	1
David Hess	1
Brady Singer	1
Alex Cobb	1
Danny Coulombe	1
Burch Smith	1
Zack Littell	1

16 Parks
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	22
Camden Yards (BAL)	4
TD Ballpark (DUN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
TropicanaFld (STP)	1
Progressive (CLE)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
Comerica Pk (DET)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1
GlbLifeField (ARL)	1

Where Hit
7	23
78	6
8	5
89	5
9	2

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	12
2	9
3	7
1	6
7+	3
6	2
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	32
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	25
1--	11
-2-	3
12-	1
1-3	1

59 RBI
RISP	5
0 on	25
1 on	14
2 on	2
Any on	16

Inning
2	6
3	5
4	8
5	6
6	4
7	4
8	5
9	3

1-3	11
4-6	18
7-end	12

RelScore
+4..	9
+3	6
+2	4
+1	8
Tied	2
-1	6
-2	2
-3	1
-4..	3

Ahead	27
Tied	2
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
1-2	9
1-0	6
0-0	6
0-2	4
3-2	4
1-1	3
0-1	3
2-2	3
2-0	2
2-1	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	40
PH	1

OrderPos
9th	19
8th	18
7th	4

Leverage
High Lev	6
Medium Lev	8
Low Lev	27

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2018-07-01	NYY		BOS	David Price	ahead 6-0	b 4	0	---	4,(1-2) CFBX	1	8	2	0.013	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2	2	2	1	2018-07-03	NYY		ATL	Sean Newcomb	ahead 2-0	b 2	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.081	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
3	3	3	1	2018-07-04	NYY		ATL	Julio Teheran	ahead 4-0	b 4	2	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	8	2	0.039	94%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2019-07-25	NYY	@	BOS	Rick Porcello	behind 2-12	t 5	0	---	4,(0-2) CFFX	1	9	2	0.004	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
5	5	2	1	2019-08-07	NYY	@	BAL	John Means	ahead 1-0	t 4	2	12-	4,(0-2) FFFX	3	7	2	0.241	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); D. Gregorius Scores; C. Maybin Scores
6	6	3	2	2019-08-07	NYY	@	BAL	David Hess	ahead 12-1	t 9	0	-2-	3,(1-1) .CBX	2	7	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); B. Gardner Scores
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
7	7	1	1	2020-09-11 (1)	NYY		BAL	Alex Cobb	ahead 3-0	b 2	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.070	95%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Tauchman Scores
8	8	2	1	2020-09-16	NYY		TOR	Tanner Roark	ahead 1-0	b 3	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	0.139	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF); T. Wade Scores
9	9	3	2	2020-09-16	NYY		TOR	Jacob Waguespack	ahead 7-1	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	9	2	0.007	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
10	10	4	3	2020-09-16	NYY		TOR	Hector Perez	ahead 11-1	b 7	2	1--	2,(1-0) *BX	2	9	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); T. Wade Scores
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
11	11	1	1	2021-04-12	NYY	@	TOR	Robbie Ray	behind 0-1	t 5	1	1--	3,(0-2) 1CFX	2	8	2	0.239	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Odor Scores
12	12	2	2	2021-04-12	NYY	@	TOR	Ryan Borucki	ahead 2-1	t 8	0	---	4,(1-2) CSBX	1	8	2	0.119	86%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
13	13	3	1	2021-04-22	NYY	@	CLE	Cal Quantrill	ahead 5-3	t 8	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	9	2	0.066	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
14	14	4	1	2021-04-27	NYY	@	BAL	Bruce Zimmermann	ahead 2-0	t 4	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.089	80%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
15	15	5	1	2021-05-08	NYY		WSN	Max Scherzer	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	4,(1-2) SFBX	1	8	2	0.120	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
16	16	6	1	2021-06-22	NYY		KCR	Brady Singer	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	---	7,(3-2) BSBBSFX	1	8	2	0.091	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
17	17	7	1	2021-08-10	NYY	@	KCR	Daniel Lynch IV	behind 1-2	t 4	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	7	2	0.213	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); R. Odor Scores
18	18	8	1	2021-08-19	NYY		MIN	Danny Coulombe	ahead 4-0	b 4	2	-2-	6,(3-2) B1>C.*BFBX	2	8	2	0.057	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); A. Velazquez Scores
19	19	9	1	2021-08-27	NYY	@	OAK	Burch Smith	ahead 5-2	t 9	0	-2-	5,(2-2) BCTBX	2	9	2	0.017	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); A. Velazquez Scores
20	20	10	1	2021-09-11	NYY	@	NYM	Taijuan Walker	tied 0-0	t 2	1	1--	4,(1-2) CF*B>X	2	8	2	0.184	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Torres Scores
2022	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	2022-06-12	NYY		CHC	Daniel Norris	ahead 8-1	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.009	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
22	22	2	2	2022-06-12	NYY		CHC	Frank Schwindel	ahead 17-4	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) ......X	1	8	2	0.000	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
23	23	3	1	2022-06-15	NYY		TBR	Shane McClanahan	ahead 1-0	b 5	2	1-3	2,(1-0) *BX	3	9	2	0.213	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Donaldson Scores/unER; I. Kiner-Falefa Scores/unER; K. Higashioka Scores/unER
24	24	4	1	2022-06-19	NYY	@	TOR	Max Castillo	ahead 6-3	t 6	0	---	5,(2-2) .BSCBX	1	7	2	0.053	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	5	1	2022-07-06	NYY	@	PIT	Tyler Beede	ahead 4-0	t 7	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	9	2	0.026	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
26	26	6	1	2022-08-03	NYY		SEA	Luis Castillo	behind 1-7	b 7	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	9	2	0.027	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); I. Kiner-Falefa Scores
27	27	7	1	2022-08-10	NYY	@	SEA	Robbie Ray	behind 0-1	t 7	1	1--	7,(3-2) 1BCB1BCFX	2	9	2	0.389	69%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); I. Kiner-Falefa Scores
28	28	8	1	2022-09-09	NYY		TBR	JT Chargois	behind 1-4	b 9	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.026	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
29	29	9	1	2022-10-01	NYY		BAL	Austin Voth	ahead 3-0	b 2	1	---	4,(1-2) CSBX	1	8	2	0.060	88%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
30	30	10	1	2022-10-04 (1)	NYY	@	TEX	Brock Burke	behind 3-4	t 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	2	0.253	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
2023	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2023-04-02	NYY		SFG	Ross Stripling	ahead 3-0	b 4	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	8	2	0.052	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	2	1	2023-04-15	NYY		MIN	Tyler Mahle	tied 0-0	b 2	2	1--	4,(1-2) BC1CX	2	8	2	0.194	72%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); F. Cordero Scores/unER; K. Higashioka Scores/unER
33	33	3	1	2023-05-13	NYY		TBR	Shane McClanahan	behind 0-6	b 5	0	1--	7,(2-2) C*BFFFBX	2	9	2	0.061	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Bauers Scores
34	34	4	1	2023-07-03	NYY		BAL	Tyler Wells	behind 1-3	b 5	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	9	2	0.122	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35	35	5	1	2023-07-09	NYY		CHC	Kyle Hendricks	ahead 3-1	b 6	2	---	3,(0-2) FC.X	1	9	2	0.076	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
36	36	6	1	2023-07-29	NYY	@	BAL	Cole Irvin	ahead 4-3	t 6	0	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	9	2	0.121	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
37	37	7	1	2023-08-08	NYY	@	CHW	Tanner Banks	ahead 4-1	t 8	1	1--	4,(1-2) .CC*BX	2	9	PH	0.053	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); H. Bader Scores
38	38	8	1	2023-08-20	NYY		BOS	Nick Pivetta	behind 0-1	b 3	1	---	4,(1-2) CSBX	1	9	2	0.120	53%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
39	39	9	1	2023-08-27	NYY	@	TBR	Zack Littell	behind 0-2	t 3	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	9	2	0.100	36%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	10	1	2023-08-29	NYY	@	DET	Tarik Skubal	ahead 1-0	t 5	2	---	4,(1-2) BFCX	1	8	2	0.123	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2024	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
41	41	1	1	2024-04-03	SDP		STL	Zack Thompson	ahead 2-1	b 4	1	---	6,(3-2) CS.BBBX	1	9	2	0.108	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)