C Kyle 'Higgy' Higashioka #14
Texas Rangers MLB
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
02/20/2025
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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C KYLE 'HIGGY' HIGASHIOKA #14 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 0.0
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 45 40 40
Gap 50 50 50 50
Power 55 55 55 55
Eye 40 45 40 40
Avoid K's 40 40 40 40
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 35
Errors: - 50 45
Arm: 60 45 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Ability: 60 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 30
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 45
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/02/2024 @ REN Loss, 5-6 5 2 3 4 2 0 2 0
09/30/2024 @ REN Loss, 4-5 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/29/2024 @ REN Win, 7-4 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/28/2024 @ REN Loss, 4-9 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
09/27/2024 @ REN Win, 8-5 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/2024 OKL Loss, 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2024 OKL Win, 7-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/2024 OKL Win, 7-1 3 0 1 3 0 0 1 0
09/20/2024 OKL Win, 13-7 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
09/18/2024 @ LVA Loss, 9-10 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0
PERSONALITY
Mild mannered.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:04/20/1990
Born in:Huntington Beach, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$2,200,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 3 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:6 Years, 3 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 122 412 123 26 1 28 83 75 46 123 .299 .366 .570 .936 .378 .272 116
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 122 471 0 2 0 3 9 4 235 55 0 0 0.0 89.2 7.90 3.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   138 40 6 1 12 28 23 18 38 1 0 0 .290 .369 .609 .978
Versus Right   274 83 20 0 16 55 52 28 85 3 9 0 .303 .364 .551 .915
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   69 13 2 0 2 8 6 4 23 1 0 0 .188 .230 .304 .534
May   74 22 4 0 5 11 17 5 23 0 1 0 .297 .342 .554 .896
June   70 20 4 0 6 13 11 12 23 0 3 0 .286 .390 .600 .990
July   56 25 5 0 6 19 14 9 15 1 1 0 .446 .515 .857 1.372
August   68 20 5 1 4 14 13 8 19 1 2 0 .294 .364 .574 .937
September   70 20 6 0 3 14 12 8 18 1 2 0 .286 .354 .500 .854
October   5 3 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.800 2.400
Last Year   412 123 26 1 28 83 75 46 123 4 9 0 .299 .366 .570 .936
Career   412 123 26 1 28 83 75 46 123 4 9 0 .299 .366 .570 .936
Home   198 59 8 1 13 41 37 24 52 3 2 0 .298 .369 .545 .914
Road   214 64 18 0 15 42 38 22 71 1 7 0 .299 .363 .593 .956
Grass   412 123 26 1 28 83 75 46 123 4 9 0 .299 .366 .570 .936
Day   102 35 6 1 10 26 23 15 30 0 1 0 .343 .427 .716 1.143
Night   310 88 20 0 18 57 52 31 93 4 8 0 .284 .345 .523 .868
As Starter   412 123 26 1 28 83 75 46 123 4 9 0 .299 .366 .570 .936
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 68 0.1
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 71 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 80 0.9
2023 New York - MLB 33 42 119 24 6 0 1 11 6 3 0 1 40 0 1 .202 .220 .277 .497 32 21 -0.7
Total MLB 264 735 147 31 0 31 98 76 40 2 7 210 0 2 .200 .241 .369 .610 66 62 0.4
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 New York A (FCL) - R 18 18 46 12 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 1 8 0 0 .261 .300 .348 .648 60 69 -0.1
2009 Arizona (DSL) - A- 19 60 217 55 11 0 2 32 24 26 1 2 31 0 1 .253 .333 .332 .665 100 114 1.1
2010 Tampa - A 20 90 320 72 18 0 6 24 35 31 5 1 64 0 2 .225 .303 .338 .640 71 73 -0.1
2011 Tampa - A 21 36 130 29 6 0 4 13 14 9 2 2 19 0 0 .223 .280 .362 .641 71 70 -0.1
2011 Total - A+ 21 46 164 39 10 0 4 16 21 14 1 1 22 1 0 .238 .300 .372 .672 74 76 -0.0
2011 Total - A+ 21 82 294 68 16 0 8 29 35 23 3 3 41 1 0 .231 .291 .367 .658 72 73 -0.1
2012 Total - A+ 22 37 124 23 5 0 6 21 13 10 0 2 34 1 1 .185 .243 .371 .614 57 60 -0.3
2012 Total - AA 22 7 23 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 .087 .160 .087 .247 -33 -16 -0.3
2013 Total - AA 23 7 25 8 3 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .320 .320 .560 .880 124 116 0.1
2014 New York A (FCL) - R 24 8 23 5 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 7 0 0 .217 .296 .261 .557 38 55 -0.1
2014 Total - A+ 24 9 26 6 3 0 1 2 5 4 0 1 4 0 0 .231 .323 .462 .784 101 99 0.1
2015 Total - A+ 25 88 307 78 18 2 5 36 25 22 1 1 49 0 0 .254 .305 .375 .680 76 80 0.1
2015 Scranton WB - AAA 25 5 17 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412 8 12 -0.1
2016 Total - AA 26 63 222 65 15 0 11 51 31 26 0 8 42 0 1 .293 .355 .509 .864 123 119 1.5
2016 Scranton WB - AAA 26 39 148 37 9 0 10 30 24 12 0 0 31 0 1 .250 .306 .514 .820 112 108 0.7
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 .769 100 103 0.2
2018 Scranton WB - AAA 28 53 188 38 10 1 5 22 16 17 3 2 44 2 0 .202 .276 .346 .622 63 69 -0.2
2019 Scranton WB - AAA 29 70 241 67 13 0 20 56 42 24 3 2 53 0 0 .278 .348 .581 .929 140 137 2.2
2024 Tacoma - AAA 34 122 412 123 26 1 28 83 75 46 0 4 123 0 0 .299 .366 .570 .936 123 116 3.8
Total IL 181 647 159 37 1 37 120 89 57 6 4 139 2 1 .246 .311 .478 .789 105 105
Total PCL 122 412 123 26 1 28 83 75 46 0 4 123 0 0 .299 .366 .570 .936 123 116
Total EL 77 270 75 18 0 12 57 33 28 0 8 52 0 1 .278 .337 .478 .814 110 108
Total MWL 180 621 146 36 2 16 75 64 50 2 5 109 2 1 .235 .292 .377 .669 73 76
Total NYP 65 233 62 13 0 6 40 31 28 1 2 36 0 1 .266 .345 .399 .744 100 137
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 52 64
Total FSL 126 450 101 24 0 10 37 49 40 7 3 83 0 2 .224 .296 .344 .640 71 72
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 33 31 233 9 2 244 2 .992 272.1 8.00 -1.1 .539 0 29 2 6.9
2024 Tacoma - AAA C 122 122 967 72 10 1041 2 .998 1039.2 8.99 +10.4 1.216 6 45 21 46.7
TOTAL C 370 335 3012 151 19 3178 15 .995 2937.2 9.69 +11.3 1.119 22 135 45 33.3
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.
12/04/2023 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (40).
02/18/2024 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Seattle Mariners organization.
04/27/2024 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Seattle organization.
07/11/2024 Hits three home runs against the Sacramento River Cats, going 4-5 with 7 RBI and 4 runs scored!
07/15/2024 Wins the PCL Player of the Week Award.
10/22/2024 Wins the 2024 PCL Glove Wizard Award at C.
11/25/2024 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 40 (40).
01/16/2025 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,200,000 with the Texas Rangers organization.
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