C Kyle 'Higgy' Higashioka #20
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/06/2025
C KYLE 'HIGGY' HIGASHIOKA #20 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
81 270 58 11 0 9 26 17 77 .215 .260 .356 0 0.7
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 40 45
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 45 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 40
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: 55 45 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
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
10/05/2025 @ AZ Loss, 1-9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/04/2025 @ AZ Loss, 2-5 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
10/02/2025 @ LAD Loss, 2-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10/01/2025 @ LAD Loss, 4-5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/30/2025 @ LAD Loss, 1-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/28/2025 CWS Win, 5-1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/2025 CWS Loss, 1-4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/26/2025 CWS Win, 10-2 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2025 HOU Win, 4-3 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/22/2025 HOU Win, 6-5 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
PERSONALITY
Enjoys boating in the offseason.
High: Adaptability
Birthday:04/20/1990
Born in:Huntington Beach, CA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:205 lbs
Local Popularity:Unknown
National Pop.:Unknown
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$3,300,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:6 Years, 105 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:6 Years, 105 Days
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 81 270 58 11 0 9 26 28 17 77 .215 .260 .356 .616 .266 .141 67
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 80 288 0 0 0 7 0 1 96 20 0 0 0.0 23.8 2.92 .7  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   68 16 3 0 3 10 8 4 22 0 0 0 .235 .278 .412 .690
Versus Right   202 42 8 0 6 16 20 13 55 1 0 0 .208 .255 .337 .591
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   14 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 .143 .200 .214 .414
April   10 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400
June   52 11 3 0 2 7 4 2 16 1 0 0 .212 .236 .385 .621
July   63 16 2 0 3 7 10 9 18 0 0 0 .254 .347 .429 .776
August   70 14 3 0 3 8 8 3 24 0 0 0 .200 .233 .371 .604
September   64 13 2 0 1 3 4 2 13 0 0 0 .203 .227 .281 .509
October   11 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .182 .250 .273 .523
Spring Training   39 11 4 0 1 3 5 2 16 0 0 0 .282 .317 .462 .779
Last Year   246 54 10 1 17 45 29 15 74 1 1 0 .220 .263 .476 .739
2 Years Ago   242 57 13 0 10 34 24 14 74 3 1 0 .236 .274 .413 .687
Career   1374 292 59 1 66 192 151 83 395 11 4 2 .213 .256 .401 .657
Home   137 36 5 0 6 18 16 10 36 1 0 0 .263 .311 .431 .741
Road   133 22 6 0 3 8 12 7 41 0 0 0 .165 .207 .278 .485
Grass   264 58 11 0 9 26 28 17 75 1 0 0 .220 .266 .364 .630
Turf   6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Day   92 22 4 0 2 6 9 4 27 0 0 0 .239 .271 .348 .619
Night   178 36 7 0 7 20 19 13 50 1 0 0 .202 .255 .360 .615
As Starter   270 58 11 0 9 26 28 17 77 1 0 0 .215 .260 .356 .616
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   59 14 5 0 2 4 7 4 14 1 0 0 .237 .281 .424 .705
Inning 1-3   81 19 3 0 2 4 5 3 29 0 0 0 .235 .262 .346 .608
Inning 4-6   104 20 3 0 4 14 11 6 30 0 0 0 .192 .236 .337 .573
Inning 7-9   85 19 5 0 3 7 12 8 18 0 0 0 .224 .290 .388 .679
Extra Innings   0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
0 Outs   83 22 3 0 4 5 14 7 20 0 0 0 .265 .322 .446 .768
1 Outs   88 18 2 0 2 13 11 5 25 1 0 0 .205 .245 .295 .540
2 Outs   99 18 6 0 3 8 3 5 32 0 0 0 .182 .221 .333 .554
Scoring Position   79 13 3 0 2 18 6 4 25 1 0 0 .165 .202 .278 .481
Bases Empty   142 36 6 0 7 7 19 9 35 0 0 0 .254 .298 .444 .742
Runner on 1st   49 9 2 0 0 1 3 4 17 0 0 0 .184 .245 .224 .470
Runner on 2nd   25 5 1 0 1 5 4 2 9 0 0 0 .200 .259 .360 .619
Runner on 3rd   4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 .000 .167 .000 .167
Runner on 1st & 2nd   23 4 1 0 0 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 .174 .174 .217 .391
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 0 0 0 .083 .154 .083 .237
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   5 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .200 .400 .600
Bases Loaded   10 2 0 0 1 5 1 0 4 0 0 0 .200 .200 .500 .700
Two Strikes   132 21 4 0 3 9 12 7 77 0 0 0 .159 .201 .258 .459
First Pitch   41 9 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .220 .390 .610
Count 0-1   27 7 0 0 2 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .259 .481 .741
Count 0-2   27 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 0 0 0 .111 .111 .111 .222
Count 1-0   18 6 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .389 .722
Count 1-1   26 5 4 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .192 .346 .538
Count 1-2   29 5 0 0 2 5 3 0 13 0 0 0 .172 .172 .379 .552
Count 2-0   6 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Count 2-1   13 3 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .214 .462 .676
Count 2-2   45 8 2 0 1 3 3 0 28 0 0 0 .178 .178 .289 .467
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   7 4 1 0 1 4 4 6 0 0 0 0 .571 .769 1.143 1.912
Full Count   31 5 2 0 0 1 5 7 17 0 0 0 .161 .316 .226 .542
Behind in Count   83 15 0 0 4 11 7 0 32 0 0 0 .181 .181 .325 .506
Ahead in Count   44 16 2 0 2 7 9 10 0 1 0 0 .364 .473 .545 1.018
Batting 7th   3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Batting 8th   14 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 .071 .133 .071 .205
Batting 9th   253 56 11 0 9 26 27 16 71 1 0 0 .221 .267 .372 .638
Low Leverage   126 26 6 0 6 7 14 7 35 0 0 0 .206 .248 .397 .645
Medium Leverage   92 22 5 0 2 10 10 5 28 0 0 0 .239 .278 .359 .637
High Leverage   48 8 0 0 1 9 4 5 14 1 0 0 .167 .241 .229 .470
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 92 242 57 13 0 10 34 24 14 0 3 74 0 0 .236 .274 .413 .687 87 83 -0.0
2024 San Diego - MLB 34 84 246 54 10 1 17 45 29 15 0 1 74 2 0 .220 .263 .476 .739 101 103 1.3
2025 San Diego - MLB 35 81 270 58 11 0 9 26 28 17 0 1 77 0 0 .215 .260 .356 .616 71 67 0.7
Total MLB 479 1374 292 59 1 66 192 151 83 2 11 395 2 1 .213 .256 .401 .657 80 78 3.0
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 64 67 -0.2
2009 Total - 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 74 73 -1.1
2011 Tampa - A 21 36 130 29 6 0 4 13 14 9 2 2 19 0 0 .223 .280 .362 .641 74 69 -0.5
2011 Total - A+ 21 46 164 39 10 0 4 16 21 14 1 1 22 1 0 .238 .300 .372 .672 77 74 -0.5
2011 Total - A+ 21 82 294 68 16 0 8 29 35 23 3 3 41 1 0 .231 .291 .367 .658 76 72 -0.9
2012 Total - A+ 22 37 124 23 5 0 6 21 13 10 0 2 34 1 1 .185 .243 .371 .614 60 58 -0.7
2012 Total - AA 22 7 23 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 5 0 0 .087 .160 .087 .247 -33 -23 -0.4
2013 Total - AA 23 7 25 8 3 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .320 .320 .560 .880 122 120 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 43 50 -0.2
2014 Total - A+ 24 9 26 6 3 0 1 2 5 4 0 1 4 0 0 .231 .323 .462 .784 105 99 0.0
2015 Total - A+ 25 88 307 78 18 2 5 36 25 22 1 1 49 0 0 .254 .305 .375 .680 79 79 -0.7
2015 Scranton WB - AAA 25 5 17 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412 1 16 -0.2
2016 Total - AA 26 63 222 65 15 0 11 51 31 26 0 8 42 0 1 .293 .355 .509 .864 121 116 0.7
2016 Scranton WB - AAA 26 39 148 37 9 0 10 30 24 12 0 0 31 0 1 .250 .306 .514 .820 99 94 -0.1
2017 Total - 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 Total - 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 88 90 -0.1
2018 Scranton WB - AAA 28 53 188 38 10 1 5 22 16 17 3 2 44 2 0 .202 .276 .346 .622 54 62 -1.1
2019 Scranton WB - AAA 29 70 241 67 13 0 20 56 42 24 3 2 53 0 0 .278 .348 .581 .929 126 117 0.9
Total IL 181 647 159 37 1 37 120 89 57 6 4 139 2 1 .246 .311 .478 .789 93 91
Total EL 77 270 75 18 0 12 57 33 28 0 8 52 0 1 .278 .337 .478 .814 109 105
Total MWL 180 621 146 36 2 16 75 64 50 2 5 109 2 1 .235 .292 .377 .669 76 74
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 57 61
Total FSL 126 450 101 24 0 10 37 49 40 7 3 83 0 2 .224 .296 .344 .640 74 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 0 0 663 14 1 686 9 .987 642.0 9.49 -0.6 .000 5 66 11 16.7
2024 San Diego - MLB C 83 77 669 20 1 698 9 .987 665.2 9.32 -1.3 .000 9 65 13 20.0
2025 San Diego - MLB C 81 80 691 53 2 750 6 .992 697.1 9.60 +1.9 .932 1 84 21 25.0
TOTAL C 379 339 3835 157 11 4027 35 .991 3630.2 9.90 +2.0 .932 31 276 67 24.3
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.
12/07/2023 Traded by the New York Yankees to the San Diego Padres.
12/02/2024 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $3,300,000.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 55 (55); Eye: 45 (45).
04/18/2025 Injured on 04/15/2025, diagnosed with a fractured foot, will miss 4 weeks.
05/02/2025 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 5 weeks.
08/03/2025 Injured (knee contusion),day-to-day for one week.
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