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Kyle Higashioka

#11 C / Texas Rangers / EXP: 8YRS Height: 6-1 Weight: 202 lb Age: 34 College: None Bats/Throws -/-

Fantasy Points by Week

Rost
22%
Start
12%
C Rank
37

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Knocks in run

    Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 5-2 win over the Rays.Higashioka knocked in the first of four runs Texas Rangers scored in the third inning. He continues an equitable share of the catching position with Jonah Heim. Each player has started four games. Higashioka is batting .250 (3-for-12) with two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Taking seat Friday

    Kyle Higashioka is absent from the lineup for Friday's game versus the Red Sox.Higashioka was behind the dish for Thursday's opener and went 1-for-4 with an RBI double, but he will yield to Jonah Heim for the second game of the series. The catching duties for the Texas Rangers are likely to be split fairly evenly between the two players this season.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Double, RBI in opener

    Kyle Higashioka started at catcher and went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Red Sox.Higashioka got the call behind the plate against a left-hander ahead of primary backstop Jonah Heim. The Texas Rangers are expected to have a relatively even split at catcher, so this may not be a strict platoon based on the the handedness of the opponent's starter. Higashioka has hit double-digit home runs in four consecutive campaigns while never getting more than 246 at-bats in any one season.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Homers twice Friday

    Kyle Higashioka went 2-for-2 with two home runs and six RBI in Friday's spring game against the Cubs.Higashioka belted a two-run homer in the second inning, produced a run on sacrifice fly in the fourth and then launched a three-run shot in the sixth. He blipped the fantasy radar in 2024 when the right-handed hitter knocked 17 home runs in 84 games for the Padres. The catcher's also drawn reviews this spring for his handling of the pitching staff, Shawn McFarland of the Dallas Morning News reports. The Texas Rangers are expected to have a relatively even split behind the plate between Higashioka and Jonah Heim, who had some alarming drops in advanced metrics last season and is no stranger to second-half fades.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Set to split time at catcher

    Texas Rangers general manager Ross Fenstermaker said Tuesday that Kyle Higashioka and Jonah Heim will split time at catcher in 2025, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.Texas announced the signing of Higashioka to a two-year, $13.5 million contract on Monday. The 34-year-old is coming off the best offensive season of his career, having posted a .739 OPS with 17 home runs over 84 games with the Padres. Higashioka's 263 plate appearances in 2024 were a career high, but it sounds like he'll have a good shot to eclipse that total in 2025.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Lands with Rangers

    Kyle Higashioka signed a two-year, $13.5 million contract with Texas on Monday, which includes a $7 million mutual option for 2027.Higashioka will add a veteran presence to the backstop position for Texas and is likely to share the workload with Jonah Heim, who struggled during the 2024 campaign. Higashioka is coming off one of his most productive seasons at the plate, swatting a career-high 17 home runs and recording 45 RBI in 84 games for the Padres.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Getting breather Sunday

    Kyle Higashioka is absent from Sunday's lineup against Arizona.Elias Diaz will be behind home plate and bat seventh in Sunday's regular-season finale. Unless he comes in to pinch hit, Higashioka will end the regular season having slashed .220/.263/.476 with 17 home runs and 45 RBI over 2673 plate appearances.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Breaks open game with homer

    Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Diamondbacks.Higashioka opened the scoring when he took A.J. Puk deep in the ninth inning. This was Higashioka's first homer in a month, and he's had a poor September, batting just .174 over 17 contests. For the season, the catcher has a .220/.263/.476 slash line with 17 homers, 45 RBI, 29 runs scored and two stolen bases over a career-high 263 plate appearances.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Getting breather Wednesday

    Kyle Higashioka isn't in the San Diego Padres' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Dodgers.Higashioka's single in Tuesday's win broke an 0-for-11 stretch at the plate, and he'll now get a chance to rest while Elias Diaz catches for Dylan Cease.

  • by RotoWire Staff | RotoWire

    Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Sitting down Saturday

    Kyle Higashioka isn't in the San Diego Padres' lineup for Saturday's game against the White Sox.After going 0-for-9 over his last four games, Higashioka will give way to Elias Diaz behind the plate Saturday.

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