C Kyle 'Higgy' Higashioka #66
Age: 34 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
10/29/2024
OA: 43 POT: 43
C KYLE 'HIGGY' HIGASHIOKA #66 - AGE: 34 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
64 192 44 8 0 10 37 15 39 .229 .286 .427 0 1.1
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 45 45 45 45
Gap 50 55 50 50
Power 50 55 50 50
Eye 45 50 45 45
Avoid K's 45 50 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 40
Errors: - 45 45
Arm: 60 45 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 65 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 60 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 25
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
10/06/2024 MEM Loss, 3-4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/05/2024 SGL Win, 7-2 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 0
09/02/2024 @ LAS Loss, 2-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
08/29/2024 DUR Loss, 1-10 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
08/26/2024 @ SL Loss, 5-6 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
08/23/2024 WOR Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
08/20/2024 @ STP Win, 4-2 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
08/12/2024 BUF Win, 4-3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/11/2024 @ TOL Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
08/09/2024 @ TOL Win, 4-3 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
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:$1,710,001
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 127 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:3 Years, 127 Days
Pro Service:16 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
AAA 2024 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 64 192 44 8 0 10 37 23 15 39 .229 .286 .427 .713 .321 .198 96
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 52 210 1 1 0 7 0 2 82 18 0 0 0.0 21.9 3.77 1.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   46 11 3 0 4 11 6 5 7 0 0 1 .239 .327 .565 .892
Versus Right   146 33 5 0 6 26 17 10 32 2 0 0 .226 .272 .384 .656
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   34 11 1 0 5 16 7 2 4 2 0 1 .324 .359 .794 1.153
May   34 6 2 0 0 5 4 5 8 0 0 0 .176 .282 .235 .517
June   28 5 1 0 2 5 5 2 6 0 0 0 .179 .233 .429 .662
July   39 7 0 0 2 5 4 4 4 0 0 0 .179 .256 .333 .589
August   49 13 4 0 0 5 1 2 15 0 0 0 .265 .294 .347 .641
September   8 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .250 .625 .875
Postseason   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career   1107 277 61 3 43 166 137 93 274 9 8 1 .250 .307 .427 .734
Home   98 25 5 0 6 24 14 7 17 1 0 0 .255 .302 .490 .792
Road   94 19 3 0 4 13 9 8 22 1 0 1 .202 .269 .362 .631
Grass   192 44 8 0 10 37 23 15 39 2 0 1 .229 .286 .427 .713
Day   36 8 1 0 3 11 4 0 9 1 0 0 .222 .216 .500 .716
Night   156 36 7 0 7 26 19 15 30 1 0 1 .231 .301 .410 .711
As Starter   182 43 8 0 9 34 22 14 36 2 0 1 .236 .291 .429 .720
As Reliever / Substitution   10 1 0 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 0 .100 .182 .400 .582
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 San Diego - MLB 28 3 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .200 .200 .200 .400 9 -3 -0.0
2021 Houston - MLB 31 23 69 15 2 0 5 15 9 5 0 1 14 0 0 .217 .267 .464 .730 95 93 0.4
2021 San Francisco - MLB 31 52 189 36 7 0 5 14 13 11 0 0 54 0 0 .190 .235 .307 .542 50 49 -0.1
2021 Total - MLB 31 75 258 51 9 0 10 29 22 16 0 1 68 0 0 .198 .244 .349 .592 62 61 0.3
2022 Houston - MLB 32 43 140 25 6 0 6 20 17 9 0 2 38 0 0 .179 .225 .350 .575 53 46 -0.2
2023 Seattle - MLB 33 73 159 30 4 0 9 17 14 11 0 0 43 0 0 .189 .241 .384 .625 68 66 0.1
Total MLB 203 580 107 19 0 25 66 56 38 0 3 157 0 0 .184 .233 .347 .580 57 54 -0.2
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 E (GCL) - R 18 19 46 12 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 1 8 0 0 .261 .300 .348 .648 100 99 0.2
2009 Staten Island - A- 19 60 217 55 11 0 2 32 24 26 1 2 31 0 1 .253 .333 .332 .665 100 115 1.1
2010 Charleston - A 20 90 320 72 18 0 6 24 35 31 5 1 64 0 2 .225 .303 .338 .640 100 94 0.8
2011 Charleston - A 21 36 130 29 6 0 4 13 14 9 2 2 19 0 0 .223 .280 .362 .641 100 90 0.3
2011 Tampa - A+ 21 46 164 39 10 0 4 16 21 14 1 1 22 1 0 .238 .300 .372 .672 100 102 0.7
2011 Total - A+ 21 82 294 68 16 0 8 29 35 23 3 3 41 1 0 .231 .291 .367 .658 100 97 1.0
2012 Tampa - A+ 22 37 124 23 5 0 6 21 13 10 0 2 34 1 1 .185 .243 .371 .614 100 83 0.2
2012 Somerset - AA 22 7 23 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 8 0 0 .087 .154 .087 .241 -31 -41 -0.3
2013 Somerset - AA 23 7 25 8 3 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .320 .320 .560 .880 141 141 0.2
2014 New York A E (GCL) - R 24 8 23 5 1 0 0 1 3 3 0 1 7 0 0 .217 .296 .261 .557 100 76 0.0
2014 Tampa - A+ 24 9 26 6 3 0 1 2 5 4 0 1 4 0 0 .231 .323 .462 .784 100 133 0.2
2015 Tampa - A+ 25 88 307 78 18 2 5 36 25 22 1 1 49 0 0 .254 .305 .375 .680 100 106 1.3
2015 Scranton WB - AAA 25 5 17 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 .176 .176 .235 .412 100 9 -0.1
2016 Somerset - AA 26 63 222 65 15 0 11 51 31 26 0 8 42 0 1 .293 .355 .509 .864 138 135 1.9
2016 Scranton WB - AAA 26 39 148 37 9 0 10 30 24 12 0 0 31 0 1 .250 .306 .514 .820 100 120 0.9
2017 Pulaski - 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 Staten Island - 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 Scranton WB - AAA 27 14 53 14 4 0 2 11 5 4 0 0 7 0 0 .264 .316 .453 .769 100 114 0.3
2018 El Paso - AAA 28 86 337 83 14 2 14 54 37 27 0 3 87 0 1 .246 .300 .424 .724 85 75 -0.1
2019 Colorado Springs - AAA 29 75 281 79 20 0 10 41 42 29 0 2 71 1 0 .281 .346 .459 .805 120 115 1.7
2020 Fresno - AAA 30 74 297 71 19 1 9 34 35 22 0 2 77 0 0 .239 .290 .401 .690 84 84 0.2
2021 Corpus Christi - AA 31 10 41 11 4 0 1 6 8 3 0 1 9 0 0 .268 .311 .439 .750 98 96 0.1
2024 Tacoma - AAA 34 64 192 44 8 0 10 37 23 15 1 2 39 0 0 .229 .286 .427 .713 102 96 1.1
Total IL 58 218 54 14 0 12 42 31 16 0 0 42 0 1 .248 .299 .477 .776 100 111
Total AAA 299 1107 277 61 3 43 166 137 93 1 9 274 1 1 .250 .307 .427 .734 97 91
Total AA 87 311 86 22 0 13 64 41 31 0 10 64 0 1 .277 .332 .473 .805 121 118
Total FSL 180 621 146 36 2 16 75 64 50 2 5 109 2 1 .235 .292 .377 .669 100 102
Total SAL 126 450 101 24 0 10 37 49 40 7 3 83 0 2 .224 .296 .344 .640 100 93
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 GCL 27 69 17 2 0 1 4 8 5 1 2 15 0 0 .246 .299 .319 .618 100 91
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
2024 Tacoma - AAA 34 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -126 0.4
Total AAA 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 -126
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2008 New York A E (GCL) - R C 15 0 114 3 0 117 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 -1.5 .000 2 19 1 5.3
2009 Staten Island - A- C 57 0 451 41 2 497 5 .990 0.0 0.00 -2.0 .000 7 75 19 25.3
2010 Charleston - A C 59 0 423 50 0 479 6 .987 0.0 0.00 +0.2 .000 4 83 27 32.5
2011 Tampa - A+ C 44 0 311 33 3 350 6 .983 0.0 0.00 -0.6 .000 7 60 21 35.0
2011 Charleston - A C 10 0 91 15 1 107 1 .991 0.0 0.00 +0.4 .000 1 13 6 46.2
2012 Somerset - AA C 5 0 26 5 0 31 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 +0.6 .000 0 6 4 66.7
2012 Tampa - A+ C 24 0 208 23 3 233 2 .991 0.0 0.00 +0.1 .000 3 28 11 39.3
2013 Somerset - AA C 7 0 43 10 1 53 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 -0.1 .000 0 16 4 25.0
2014 Tampa - A+ C 9 0 71 7 1 78 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 -0.0 .000 1 8 3 37.5
2014 New York A E (GCL) - R C 7 0 58 2 2 61 1 .984 0.0 0.00 -0.3 .000 0 16 3 18.8
2015 Scranton WB - AAA C 5 0 39 0 0 39 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2015 Tampa - A+ C 88 0 688 65 4 761 8 .989 0.0 0.00 -0.9 .000 7 136 40 29.4
2016 Scranton WB - AAA C 36 0 329 15 4 344 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 -0.9 .000 4 21 6 28.6
2016 Somerset - AA C 61 0 532 51 4 592 9 .985 0.0 0.00 -0.8 .000 6 75 23 30.7
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
2017 Scranton WB - AAA C 14 0 129 5 0 138 4 .971 0.0 0.00 -0.4 .000 2 17 5 29.4
2017 Staten Island - A- C 3 0 22 2 0 24 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 -0.2 .000 0 3 0 0.0
2017 Pulaski - R C 2 0 17 3 1 20 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 +0.2 .000 0 1 1 100.0
2018 San Diego - MLB C 1 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 3.2 12.27 +0.0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
2018 San Diego - MLB 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
2021 Houston - MLB C 21 19 129 9 0 140 2 .986 168.0 7.39 +0.4 1.125 1 11 3 27.3
2021 San Francisco - MLB C 49 48 420 24 1 445 1 .998 426.0 9.38 +0.7 1.022 3 36 11 30.6
2021 San Francisco - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2022 Houston - MLB C 39 38 304 16 1 323 3 .991 341.0 8.45 +0.5 .955 1 15 4 26.7
2023 Seattle - MLB C 36 35 290 21 3 313 2 .994 319.2 8.76 +1.2 1.176 0 19 4 21.1
2024 Tacoma - AAA C 54 52 355 30 1 388 3 .992 461.1 7.51 +0.1 .968 6 46 10 21.7
2024 Tacoma - AAA 1B 1 0 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 3.0 12.00 0.0 .000
2024 Tacoma - AAA 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2024 Tacoma - AAA LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 654 197 5110 432 32 5595 53 .991 1767.2 28.22 -3.5 1.041 56 706 206 29.2
TOTAL 1B 2 0 7 0 1 7 0 1.000 7.0 9.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
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.
05/03/2018 Injured (Sore hamstring), day-to-day for 1 day.
11/27/2018 Became a free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
03/15/2019 Signed a minor league contract with the Colorado Rockies organization.
03/21/2019 Released by the Colorado Rockies.
05/20/2019 Signed a minor league contract with the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
11/20/2019 Became a minor league free agent.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 40 (40).
03/31/2020 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization.
05/29/2020 Injured on 05/27/2020, diagnosed with a torn abdominal muscle, will miss 6 weeks.
11/05/2020 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $650,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 35 (35).
05/22/2021 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the San Francisco Giants, along with CF Parker Meadows, in exchange for CL Kazuhisa Makita.
08/08/2021 Was claimed off waivers by Atlanta while with San Francisco.
08/15/2021 Released by the Atlanta Braves.
08/19/2021 Signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros organization.
10/08/2021 Wins the 2021 A Round 3 with the Buies Creek Astros!
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
11/19/2022 Was traded by the Houston Astros to the Seattle Mariners, along with LF Akil Baddoo, 1B Nick Pratto, SP Gabriel Hughes, and RP Joel Payamps, in exchange for SP Clayton Kershaw.
11/25/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,240,000 with the Seattle Mariners organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
11/08/2023 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,710,001 with the Seattle Mariners organization.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (45); Power: 50 (50); Eye: 45 (45).
04/22/2024 Wins the AAA AC Player of the Week Award.
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