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Kyle Higashioka

Kyle Higashioka

AVG
.128
HR
1
RBI
3
R
2
Bio
Height/Weight: 6' 1"/202 lbs
Bat: R
Throw: R
Born: Huntington Beach, California
Draft: 2008 7th round by the
New York Yankees
  • New York Post

    Why Kyle Higashioka mentoring Austin Wells to be his Yankees replacement never got weird: 'Eager to give back'

    SAN FRANCISCO — There was no shortage of family reunion-ing going on this past weekend in San Diego when the Yankees visited the Padres for the first time since the Juan Soto blockbuster. With Soto, Michael King, Trent Grisham, Kyle Higashioka, Wandy Peralta, Tyler Wade and Jhony Brito all facing their former teammates, there were plenty of hugs exchanged. But early Friday afternoon, before the series began, there was Higashioka and Austin Wells catching up on the field at an empty Petco Park. From the outside, the relationship seems like one that could have been awkward. Wells was called up last September as the Yankees' top catching prospect, and by that point, it was more or less expected

  • New York Daily News

    Yankees Notebook: Gerrit Cole nearing rehab assignment, Kyle Higashioka saw trade coming

    Gerrit Cole took another step in his recovery from elbow inflammation on Saturday, facing live hitters for the second time. Cole threw a two-inning simulated game against minor league hitters at the Yankees' complex in Tampa. “Sounds like everything went well,” Aaron Boone said before the Yankees' game against the Padres. “I haven't talked to Gerrit himself yet, but the reports are that everything went well.”