C Kyle 'Higgy' Higashioka #66
Age: 33 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
02/12/2024
OA: 41 POT: 41
C KYLE 'HIGGY' HIGASHIOKA #66 - AGE: 33 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
60 166 36 5 0 6 16 18 52 .217 .289 .355 0 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 21 33
Errors: - 50 44
Arm: 73 45 50
Turn DP: - 17 -
Framing: 73 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 71 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 16
Stealing Ability: 19
Baserunning Inst.: 44
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 38
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/06/2023 TB Win, 7-1 4 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
10/02/2023 @ BOS Loss, 9-12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/2023 @ TOR Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/20/2023 LAA Loss, 3-8 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
09/17/2023 @ CWS Loss, 1-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/15/2023 BAL Loss, 2-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/2023 BAL Win, 6-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/2023 @ SEA Loss, 1-3 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0
09/08/2023 KC Loss, 5-6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/04/2023 HOU Win, 6-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
PERSONALITY
Well-liked.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:04/20/1990
Born in:Huntington Beach, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,800,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 5 Days
Service This Yr:197 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 5 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 60 166 36 5 0 6 16 15 18 52 .217 .289 .355 .644 .285 .139 75
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 49 187 0 0 0 5 0 3 59 11 0 0 0.0 17.1 3.34 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   74 18 3 0 3 7 8 11 18 1 0 0 .243 .337 .405 .743
Versus Right   92 18 2 0 3 9 7 7 34 2 0 0 .196 .248 .315 .563
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
April   26 6 0 0 1 2 3 0 4 0 0 0 .231 .231 .346 .577
May   25 8 1 0 2 3 3 1 9 0 0 0 .320 .346 .600 .946
June   31 7 0 0 2 5 2 3 8 1 0 0 .226 .286 .419 .705
July   25 6 2 0 0 2 3 5 9 1 0 0 .240 .355 .320 .675
August   32 5 1 0 0 0 3 5 12 0 0 0 .156 .270 .188 .458
September   20 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 7 1 0 0 .150 .250 .200 .450
October   4 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 1.000 1.250
Last Year   166 36 5 0 6 16 15 18 52 3 0 0 .217 .289 .355 .644
2 Years Ago   229 52 7 0 10 31 27 12 52 4 2 1 .227 .264 .389 .653
Career   782 159 30 0 36 103 85 55 222 9 2 2 .203 .255 .380 .635
Home   80 18 2 0 4 12 6 7 20 2 0 0 .225 .281 .400 .681
Road   86 18 3 0 2 4 9 11 32 1 0 0 .209 .296 .314 .610
Grass   154 33 3 0 6 16 15 16 47 3 0 0 .214 .283 .351 .634
Turf   12 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 .250 .357 .417 .774
Day   43 10 3 0 1 3 3 5 12 1 0 0 .233 .306 .372 .678
Night   123 26 2 0 5 13 12 13 40 2 0 0 .211 .283 .350 .632
As Starter   160 36 5 0 6 16 15 17 50 3 0 0 .225 .294 .369 .663
As Reliever / Substitution   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Pinch Hitting   5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Close/Late   43 7 2 0 0 2 2 2 17 0 0 0 .163 .200 .209 .409
Inning 1-3   44 11 2 0 2 4 6 6 9 1 0 0 .250 .333 .432 .765
Inning 4-6   64 14 1 0 4 8 6 7 19 2 0 0 .219 .288 .422 .710
Inning 7-9   57 11 2 0 0 4 3 5 23 0 0 0 .193 .258 .228 .486
Extra Innings   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   52 11 1 0 3 5 6 2 20 0 0 0 .212 .241 .404 .645
1 Outs   52 11 0 0 2 6 5 8 15 3 0 0 .212 .302 .327 .629
2 Outs   62 14 4 0 1 5 4 8 17 0 0 0 .226 .314 .339 .653
Scoring Position   40 5 2 0 0 8 3 7 12 3 0 0 .125 .240 .175 .415
Bases Empty   91 23 3 0 4 4 9 7 31 0 0 0 .253 .306 .418 .724
Runner on 1st   35 8 0 0 2 4 3 4 9 0 0 0 .229 .308 .400 .708
Runner on 2nd   12 2 1 0 0 2 3 4 6 0 0 0 .167 .375 .250 .625
Runner on 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 .500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0 .118 .211 .176 .387
Runner on 1st & 3rd   7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .143 .125 .143 .268
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Bases Loaded   2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Two Strikes   80 9 2 0 2 4 8 12 52 1 0 0 .113 .226 .212 .438
First Pitch   28 10 1 0 1 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 .357 .345 .500 .845
Count 0-1   18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .278 .278 .556
Count 0-2   19 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 16 0 0 0 .105 .105 .263 .368
Count 1-0   12 5 1 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 .417 .417 1.000 1.417
Count 1-1   16 4 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .438 .688
Count 1-2   28 5 1 0 1 3 2 0 19 1 0 0 .179 .172 .321 .494
Count 2-0   4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Count 2-1   5 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 1.000
Count 2-2   19 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 .053 .053 .105 .158
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 .333 .667 .333 1.000
Full Count   14 1 0 0 0 0 5 12 6 0 0 0 .071 .500 .071 .571
Behind in Count   65 12 1 0 2 4 3 0 35 1 0 0 .185 .182 .292 .474
Ahead in Count   24 8 2 0 2 6 3 6 0 1 0 0 .333 .452 .667 1.118
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 4th   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Batting 5th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 6th   14 4 0 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 0 .286 .375 .500 .875
Batting 7th   11 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091 .258
Batting 8th   108 23 3 0 3 10 8 12 32 2 0 0 .213 .287 .324 .611
Batting 9th   30 8 2 0 2 5 4 2 13 1 0 0 .267 .303 .533 .836
Low Leverage   65 18 2 0 2 5 4 6 18 0 0 0 .277 .338 .400 .738
Medium Leverage   62 15 2 0 4 7 8 8 21 1 0 0 .242 .324 .468 .792
High Leverage   36 3 1 0 0 4 3 4 11 2 0 0 .083 .167 .111 .278
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2017 New York - MLB 27 9 18 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 .000 .100 .000 .100 -69 -73 -0.4
2018 New York - MLB 28 29 72 12 2 0 3 6 6 6 1 0 16 0 0 .167 .241 .319 .560 52 52 -0.1
2019 New York - MLB 29 18 56 12 5 0 3 11 8 0 0 1 26 0 0 .214 .211 .464 .675 71 64 0.0
2020 New York - MLB 30 16 48 12 1 0 4 10 7 0 0 0 11 0 0 .250 .250 .521 .771 104 101 0.3
2021 New York - MLB 31 67 193 35 10 0 10 29 20 17 0 1 59 0 0 .181 .246 .389 .635 72 70 0.3
2022 New York - MLB 32 83 229 52 7 0 10 31 27 12 1 4 52 0 1 .227 .264 .389 .653 85 81 1.0
2023 New York - MLB 33 60 166 36 5 0 6 16 15 18 0 3 52 0 0 .217 .289 .355 .644 76 75 0.7
Total MLB 282 782 159 30 0 36 103 85 55 2 9 222 0 1 .203 .255 .380 .635 73 71 1.7
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2008 Carol City - R 18 18 46 12 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 1 8 0 0 .261 .300 .348 .648 100 84 -0.1
2009 Arizona (DSL) - A- 19 60 217 55 11 0 2 32 24 26 1 2 31 0 1 .253 .333 .332 .665 100 115 0.5
2010 Tampa - A 20 90 320 72 18 0 6 24 35 31 5 1 64 0 2 .225 .303 .338 .640 100 89 -0.3
2011 Tampa - A 21 36 130 29 6 0 4 13 14 9 2 2 19 0 0 .223 .280 .362 .641 100 85 -0.2
2011 Sioux Falls - A+ 21 46 164 39 10 0 4 16 21 14 1 1 22 1 0 .238 .300 .372 .672 100 86 -0.2
2011 Total - A+ 21 82 294 68 16 0 8 29 35 23 3 3 41 1 0 .231 .291 .367 .658 100 85 -0.3
2012 Sioux Falls - A+ 22 37 124 23 5 0 6 21 13 10 0 2 34 1 1 .185 .243 .371 .614 100 68 -0.5
2012 Total - AA 22 7 23 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 .087 .160 .087 .247 -39 2 -0.4
2013 Total - AA 23 7 25 8 3 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .320 .320 .560 .880 105 103 0.0
2014 Carol City - R 24 8 23 5 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 7 0 0 .217 .296 .261 .557 100 63 -0.1
2014 Sioux Falls - A+ 24 9 26 6 3 0 1 2 5 4 0 1 4 0 0 .231 .323 .462 .784 100 114 0.1
2015 Sioux Falls - A+ 25 88 307 78 18 2 5 36 25 22 1 1 49 0 0 .254 .305 .375 .680 100 90 -0.2
2015 Scranton WB - AAA 25 5 17 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412 5 14 -0.2
2016 Total - AA 26 63 222 65 15 0 11 51 31 26 0 8 42 0 1 .293 .355 .509 .864 104 100 0.1
2016 Scranton WB - AAA 26 39 148 37 9 0 10 30 24 12 0 0 31 0 1 .250 .306 .514 .820 106 99 0.1
2017 San Francisco (ACL) - R 27 2 5 4 1 0 3 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .800 .714 2.800 3.514 100 594 0.4
2017 Arizona (DSL) - A- 27 5 16 7 2 0 4 8 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 .438 .500 1.312 1.812 100 451 0.7
2017 Worcester - AAA 27 14 53 14 4 0 2 11 5 4 0 0 7 0 0 .264 .316 .453 .769 95 95 -0.0
2018 Scranton WB - AAA 28 53 188 38 10 1 5 22 16 17 3 2 44 2 0 .202 .276 .346 .622 59 65 -0.9
2019 Scranton WB - AAA 29 70 241 67 13 0 20 56 42 24 3 2 53 0 0 .278 .348 .581 .929 134 125 1.2
Total IL 181 647 159 37 1 37 120 89 57 6 4 139 2 1 .246 .311 .478 .789 99 97
Total EL 77 270 75 18 0 12 57 33 28 0 8 52 0 1 .278 .337 .478 .814 92 92
Total MWL 180 621 146 36 2 16 75 64 50 2 5 109 2 1 .235 .292 .377 .669 100 85
Total NYP 65 233 62 13 0 6 40 31 28 1 2 36 0 1 .266 .345 .399 .744 100 138
Total APP 2 5 4 1 0 3 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .800 .714 2.800 3.514 100 594
Total FCL 26 69 17 2 0 1 4 8 5 1 2 15 0 0 .246 .299 .319 .618 100 77
Total FSL 126 450 101 24 0 10 37 49 40 7 3 83 0 2 .224 .296 .344 .640 100 88
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2020 New York - MLB 30 4 18 5 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 .278 .316 .444 .760 106 106 0.2
2021 New York - MLB 31 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -112 0.3
Total MLB 5 20 5 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 5 0 0 .250 .286 .400 .686 87 85
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2017 New York - MLB C 8 5 55 2 0 57 0 1.000 48.0 10.69 -0.3 .000 1 2 0 0.0
2018 New York - MLB C 27 20 225 14 1 240 1 .996 192.0 11.20 -0.4 .000 2 15 3 20.0
2019 New York - MLB C 18 14 146 8 2 154 0 1.000 137.0 10.12 +0.2 .000 0 12 3 25.0
2020 New York - MLB C 14 13 108 7 1 117 2 .983 107.0 9.67 +0.2 .000 1 8 3 37.5
2021 New York - MLB C 66 58 609 18 1 630 3 .995 519.1 10.87 -0.2 .000 6 5 0 0.0
2022 New York - MLB C 82 72 669 21 2 695 5 .993 622.1 9.98 +2.5 .000 6 19 13 68.4
2023 New York - MLB C 52 49 441 25 6 467 1 .998 424.2 9.88 -0.7 1.039 3 31 5 16.1
2023 New York - MLB CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 267 231 2253 95 13 2360 12 .995 2050.1 10.31 +1.3 1.039 19 92 27 29.3
TOTAL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.1 0.00 0.0 .000
PLAYER HISTORY
06/05/2008 Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 7th round of the 2008 MLB June Amateur Draft from Edison HS (Huntington Beach, CA).
11/06/2015 Became a free agent.
11/18/2015 Signed as a free agent with the New York Yankees.
11/25/2023 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $2,800,000.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
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