Kyle Harris Higashioka (born April 20, 1990) is a Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Yankees. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2008 MLB Draft and debuted in the big leagues in 2017.
He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2008 MLB Draft by the New York Yankees.
Instead of going to college, he signed with the Yankees and received a $500,000 signing bonus.
In 2015, Higashioka caught for the Tampa Yankees.
Higashioka hit.170/.228/.327 in 147 at-bats for the Tampa Yankees of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League and Trenton Thunder in 2012.
Due to Tommy John’s surgery and a fractured thumb, he only appeared in 13 games in each of the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
He was a minor league free agent after the 2015 season with the Tampa Yankees. In the offseason, he re-signed with the Yankees.
Higashioka began the 2016 season with the Trenton Thunder of the Class AA Eastern League, where he received Player of the Week honors. During the season, he was assigned to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the Class AAA International League.
He was promoted to the Yankees’ 40-man roster after finishing the 2016 season with a.276 batting average, 21 home runs, and 81 runs batted in.
Higashioka hit three home runs in a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on September 16, 2020. He became the 24th Yankee to hit three home runs in a game and the first to do it while hitting ninth.
Higashioka was the catcher for Corey Kluber’s no-hitter against the Texas Rangers on May 19, 2021. He became the first Yankees catcher to catch a no-hitter since Joe Girardi did so in 1999.
Kyle Higashioka Wife: Is Kyle Higashioka Married?
Yes, Kyle Higashioka is married to his soulmate. The Major League Baseball catcher for the New York Yankees got married to Alyse Higashioka in 2016.
Kyle Higashioka Wife: Who Is Kyle Higashioka Wife, Alyse Higashioka?
Alyse Higashioka is the beautiful wife of Kyle Higashioka. The duo tied the knot in a colorful wedding in November 2016. The couple has since spent their over five years of marriage together.