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Higashioka was optioned to the Yankees' minor-league camp Wednesday, Brendan Kuty of the Newark Star-Ledger reports.

Higashioka was third on the depth chart at catcher during spring training, but the Yankees always planned on proceeding with only two backstops heading into Opening Day. That will allow Higashioka to see regular at-bats with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, where he slugged 10 homers in just 160 plate appearances in 2016 upon being promoted from Double-A Trenton midseason.

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