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Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Homers twice Friday
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 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.
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Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Set to split time at catcher
Rangers general manager Ross Fenstermaker said Tuesday that 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.
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Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Lands with Rangers
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.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Getting breather Sunday
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.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Breaks open game with homer
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.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Getting breather Wednesday
Higashioka isn't in the 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.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Sitting down Saturday
Higashioka isn't in the 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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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Resting Wednesday
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros.
He'll take a seat for the series finale after picking up starts behind the plate Monday and Tuesday. Elias Diaz will handle catching duties Wednesday in Higashioka's stead.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Exiting lineup Sunday
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Giants.
Higashioka will receive a breather in the series finale after he had started at catcher in four of the Padres' previous five games. Elias Diaz will step in behind the plate for San Diego.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: On bench Saturday
Higashioka is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against San Francisco.
Higashioka will take a seat Saturday against Logan Webb and the Giants. In his place, Luis Campusano will catch and bat seventh.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Sitting down Thursday
Higashioka isn't in the Padres' lineup for Thursday's game against the Tigers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Higashioka will receive a second consecutive day to rest Thursday while Elias Diaz catches for Martin Perez and bats eighth.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Taking seat Wednesday
Higashioka isn't in the Padres' lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
After going 1-for-3 with a double and a run scored during Tuesday's win, Higashioka will give way to Luis Campusano behind the plate Wednesday.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Back in action Monday
Higashioka (illness) will start at catcher and bat eighth in Monday's game versus the Tigers, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Higashioka missed the previous two contests because he was under the weather. However, he's feeling well enough to give it a go in the series opener Monday.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: On bench again Sunday
Higashioka (illness) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rays, Jeff Sanders of The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
Higashioka was scratched from the lineup Saturday due to flu-like symptoms, and he'll sit Sunday for a second straight game. Luis Campusano will receive another start behind the plate in the series finale.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Scratched Saturday
Higashioka was scratched from the Padres' lineup ahead of Saturday's game versus Tampa Bay due to flu-like symptoms.
Higashioka has tallied base hits in his last two games -- including a solo home run Wednesday -- but he'll be forced to sit out Saturday as he fights off an illness. Luis Campusano will fill in behind the plate while batting eighth.
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Padres' Kyle Higashioka: Taking seat Friday
Higashioka is absent from the lineup for Friday's game in Tampa Bay.
He'll receive a day of rest after catching three of the previous four contests for the Padres. Luis Campusano will be behind the dish for the series opener versus the Rays.
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Player Bio
| HT/WT: 6-1, 202 lbs |
| Birthplace: Huntington Beach, CA |
| Age: 34 |
| Experience: 8 |
| Bats/Throws: R, R |