Kyle Higashioka Stats

New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Tuesday's loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Higashioka plated the first run of the night for New York in the bottom of the seventh inning with a single off of Blue Jays' lefty Steven Matz. He later doubled in his final at-bat of the night. Both of Higashioka's hits traveled at exit velocities of 99 MPH or greater as he loudly broke out of a 1-for-16 slide at the plate. The 31-year-old has settled back into more of a backup role to Gary Sanchez, though he's still a capable bat for the Yankees when his name is called. His inconsistency leaves him off the fantasy radar, though.

18 days ago

New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka is the team's starting catcher for the second game of the series against the Chicago White Sox. Gary Sanchez, who was behind the plate for three of the last four games, takes a seat on the bench with Gerrit Cole on the mound. Higashioka started to win some playing time with his bat in April, though he has since cooled off to the tune of a .115 batting average and .503 OPS. He's batting ninth against White Sox righty Dylan Cease.

21 days ago

New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka swatted his fifth home run of the season in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Nationals. Higashioka's homer was the first hit of the game for the Yankee offense, as Max Scherzer had retired the first seven batters of the game before allowing the long ball. The 31-year-old backstop owns a .949 OPS and ranks in the 92nd-percentile in pitch framing- he's the best option the Yankees have at catcher right now, though Gary Sanchez could get hot at the plate in an instant, which would shift Higashioka back to more of a backup role.

over 1 month ago