Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Reaches deal without arbitration
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Higashioka and the Yankees avoided arbitration Friday by agreeing to a one-year deal.
Higashioka homered 10 times in 248 plate appearances last season, but his .227/.264/.389 slash line was good for just an 83 wRC+. He'll enter the 2023 season as Jose Trevino's backup behind the plate.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Homers, grabs three hits
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Higashioka went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's victory over Baltimore.
Higashikoka recorded hits in each of his first three at-bats, including a solo homer off Austin Voth in the second inning to extend New York's lead. The backstop has now collected three hits in two of his last three games and is hitting .462 over that short stretch.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Tallies three hits Tuesday
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Higashioka went 3-for-4 with a double and scored two runs in Tuesday's 5-2 victory versus the Blue Jays.
Higashioka scored New York's first run after leading off the third inning with a single, and he crossed the plate again in the sixth following a one-out double. The backstop continues to rank behind Jose Trevino on the depth chart, but Higashioka has taken advantage of his opportunities of late, going 6-for-13 with two doubles, three runs and four RBI over his past four contests. He's slashing .214/.252/.362 over 228 plate appearances on the season.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Launches solo shot in loss
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Higashioka went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Rays.
Higashioka blasted a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to attempt a comeback, but it would not be enough as the Yankees would lose by two. The home run was Higashioka's eighth of the season in limited time. Although he has an unimpressive .205 batting average, something seems to be clicking for the catcher over his last four games. He has gone 5-for-12 (.417) and raised his average by 12 points during that span.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Homers in loss
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Higashioka went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a double in Wednesday's loss to Seattle.
The Yankees weren't able to muster much offense in the contest, so Higashioka's seventh-inning two-run shot made only a small dent in a big Seattle lead. Nonetheless, it was a positive development for the catcher, whose previous homer came nearly a month ago. Higashioka has six long balls on the season, four of which came during a four-game stretch in mid-June.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Productive night in blowout win
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Higashioka went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, two RBI and two runs scored in Wednesday's 16-0 win over the Pirates.
Higashioka homered in the seventh inning, bringing New York's lead to 5-0. He came around to score in the next inning on Aaron Judge's grand slam, then knocked in Josh Donaldson for the final score of the game in the ninth inning. This was the catcher's second appearance in July. He picked up his first hits since June 21. Higashioka raised his batting average 10 points thanks to the two-hit performance, taking it to .174 on the year.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Goes deep again Sunday
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Higashioka went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to Toronto on Sunday.
Higashioka hit one of five New York homers in the contest, swatting a 426-foot solo shot in the sixth inning. The backstop didn't go deep in any of his first 34 contests this season but has since left the yard in three of his past four games. Over that stretch, he is batting .313 (5-for-16) with four homers, seven RBI and five runs.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Three-run blast in win
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Higashioka went 1-for-3 with a three-run homer during Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Rays.
Higashioka's three-run homer off Rays starter Shane McClanahan ended up being the difference during Wednesday's win. After not hitting a home run over his first 34 games, the backup catcher has three homers and five RBI over his last two appearances. Higashioka is still slashing just .177/.229/.313, but he's certainly trending in the right direction.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Homers twice in blowout win
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Higashioka went 3-for-5 with two homers and three runs in Sunday's 18-4 win over the Cubs.
Higashioka didn't homer in any of his first 34 games of the season, but he homered in the third and eighth innings during Sunday's rout. The 32-year-old has alternated starts behind the dish recently and has hit .200 with two homers, four runs and two RBI over seven games since the start of June.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Returns from injured list
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Higashioka was activated off the COVID-19 injured list Tuesday.
Higashioka was out for the last two games due to flu-like symptoms but reportedly tested negative for the virus. He's good to go now, but it will be Jose Trevino who starts behind the plate Tuesday against Baltimore.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Moves to COVID-19 IL
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Higashioka (undisclosed) was placed on the COVID-19 injured list Sunday.
Higashioka will now step away from the team until he clears the league's testing protocols. Rob Brantly will join the big-league roster in a corresponding move and could start Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader since Jose Trevino is behind the plate for the matinee.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: On bench Sunday
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Higashioka is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox.
Higashioka and Jose Trevino have alternated starts over the past six games, and that trend will continue Sunday after Higashioka went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly and a strikeout during Saturday's 3-2 loss to Chicago.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Not in Friday's lineup
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Higashioka will sit Friday against the White Sox, Kristie Ackert of the New York Daily News reports.
Higashioka started five of the first six games of the season behind the dish for the Yankees, but he and Jose Trevino have split time exactly evenly since then, each starting 13 times. Trevino will be the starting backstop Friday, catching for Gerrit Cole.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Idle Wednesday
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Higashioka is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.
Higashioka will hit the bench for the day game after a night game, allowing Jose Trevino to pick up a turn behind the dish. In Tuesday's 6-5 loss, Higashioka started at catcher and went 0-for-2, dropping his season average to .140.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Sitting Monday
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Higashioka isn't starting Monday versus the Rangers.
Higashioka will be out of the lineup for the second straight game after sitting Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Rangers. The 32-year-old has struggled to a .146 batting average this season with just three extra-base hits over 48 at-bats. Jose Trevino will get the start behind the plate and bat ninth Monday.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: On bench again Tuesday
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Higashioka is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays.
After picking up three starts in a four-game stretch to close out the weekend, Higashioka now finds himself on the bench for the second day in a row. The Yankees are expected to ride the hotter bat between Higashioka and Jose Trevino at catcher, though neither is doing much to separate himself from the other. Higashioka owns a .386 OPS on the season, while Trevino's mark sits at a similarly feeble .463.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Not starting Monday
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Higashioka isn't starting Monday against Toronto.
Higashioka went 0-for-2 in Sunday's win over the Royals, and he'll retreat to the bench for the second time in the last three games. Jose Trevino will start at catcher and bat ninth.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Belts three-run double
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HIgashioka went 1-for-3 with a walk, a double and three RBI in Friday's 12-2 win over Kansas City.
Higashioka's lone hit of the game was a big one, as it cleared the bases and gave New York a 10-run lead. The double was a much-needed knock for the backstop, who had previously registered only one extra-base hit and one RBI all season. Higashioka had a great spring but is slashing just .143/.213/.190 through 48 regular-season plate appearances.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Losing work to Trevino
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Higashioka is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Orioles.
Higashioka is sitting for the fourth time in six games and looks to have fallen behind Jose Trevino on the depth chart at catcher. The 32-year-old Higashioka could be at risk of a demotion to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre whenever fellow backstop Ben Rortvedt (oblique) is cleared to return from the 10-day injured list.
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka: Not starting Sunday
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Higashioka is out of the lineup for Sunday's game versus the Guardians.
Higashioka went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice fly during Saturday's matchup with Cleveland but will head to the bench Sunday for the third time in the past four games. Jose Trevino will receive another start behind the plate for the Yankees.
