1990
Born April 20, 1990
Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Kyle Higashioka Notable
Kyle Higashioka played for three clubs across nine seasons as a catcher, opening with the New York Yankees in 2017 and closing with the Texas Rangers in 2025.
Across 492 games he batted .218, with 307 hits and 156 runs. He finished with 68 home runs, 62 doubles and 5 stolen bases.
He played 459 games behind the plate, with 3,729 putouts and 32 errors. He turned 11 double plays.
He hit three home runs in a game in 2020.
He was born in Huntington Beach, CA, USA on April 20, 1990. He batted right-handed and threw right-handed. He has not retired; our record has no final game for him.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | NYY | 9 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | NYY | 29 | 72 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | .167 |
| 2019 | NYY | 18 | 56 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 26 | 0 | .214 |
| 2020 | NYY | 16 | 48 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .250 |
| 2021 | NYY | 67 | 193 | 20 | 35 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 29 | 17 | 59 | 0 | .181 |
| 2022 | NYY | 83 | 229 | 27 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 31 | 12 | 52 | 0 | .227 |
| 2023 | NYY | 92 | 242 | 24 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 10 | 34 | 14 | 74 | 0 | .236 |
| 2024 | SDP | 84 | 246 | 29 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 17 | 45 | 15 | 74 | 2 | .220 |
| 2025 | TEX | 94 | 303 | 33 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 47 | 20 | 72 | 3 | .241 |
| Career | — | 492 | 1407 | 156 | 307 | 62 | 2 | 68 | 213 | 86 | 390 | 5 | .218 |
On this day & linked events
2017
Major-league debut: Kyle Higashioka
Kyle Higashioka made a major-league debut on April 10, 2017.
2020
Kyle Higashioka's Three-Home-Run Game, 2020
Kyle Higashioka hit three home runs for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays on September 16, 2020.
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