C Kyle 'Higgy' Higashioka #66
Pittsburgh Pirates MLB
Age: 35 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
10/31/2025
 OA: 41 POT: 41
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C KYLE 'HIGGY' HIGASHIOKA #66 - AGE: 35 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
133 462 111 24 0 22 74 37 100 .240 .295 .435 0 3.4
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 40 40 40 40
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 60 60 55 60
Eye 45 45 45 45
Avoid K's 45 50 45 45
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 35 40
Errors: - 35 45
Arm: 55 45 50
Turn DP: - 30 -
Framing: 60 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: 55 Left Field: -
1st Base: - Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Aggressiveness: 25
Stealing Ability: 30
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
09/28/2025 @ ATL Win, 9-3 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 0
09/26/2025 @ ATL Win, 9-7 4 1 2 4 1 0 1 0
09/25/2025 @ CIN Loss, 2-5 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/24/2025 @ CIN Win, 7-6 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/23/2025 @ CIN Win, 6-1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/21/2025 HOU Loss, 4-6 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 0
09/20/2025 HOU Win, 7-6 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 0
09/19/2025 HOU Loss, 2-4 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
09/16/2025 CHC Win, 4-3 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0
09/15/2025 CHC Loss, 2-3 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 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:$2,400,000
Signed Through:2025 Season
Major Service:4 Years, 127 Days
Service This Yr:195 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, 127 Days
Pro Service:17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2025 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 133 462 111 24 0 22 74 56 37 100 .240 .295 .435 .730 .312 .195 102
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 132 502 0 0 0 12 1 2 201 46 0 0 0.0 57.5 4.24 3.4  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   129 28 4 0 5 14 16 7 24 1 0 0 .217 .255 .364 .620
Versus Right   333 83 20 0 17 60 40 30 76 1 1 0 .249 .310 .462 .773
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
March   17 7 2 0 1 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 .412 .412 .706 1.118
April   71 16 4 0 2 10 10 5 11 0 0 0 .225 .276 .366 .643
May   77 13 2 0 2 8 4 4 22 1 0 0 .169 .207 .273 .480
June   72 16 3 0 3 10 8 9 15 0 1 0 .222 .309 .389 .698
July   75 19 5 0 3 11 9 6 17 0 0 0 .253 .309 .440 .749
August   81 22 3 0 7 15 13 6 14 0 0 0 .272 .322 .568 .890
September   69 18 5 0 4 13 10 7 20 1 0 0 .261 .325 .507 .832
Spring Training   68 24 4 0 1 14 9 0 11 1 2 0 .353 .348 .456 .804
2 Years Ago   159 30 4 0 9 17 14 11 43 0 0 0 .189 .241 .384 .625
Career   1042 218 43 0 47 140 112 75 257 5 3 0 .209 .261 .386 .647
Home   222 50 13 0 10 31 28 23 53 1 1 0 .225 .297 .419 .716
Road   240 61 11 0 12 43 28 14 47 1 0 0 .254 .294 .450 .744
Grass   454 109 23 0 21 71 54 37 100 2 1 0 .240 .296 .430 .726
Turf   8 2 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .750 1.000
Day   196 46 8 0 12 38 22 17 42 0 1 0 .235 .296 .459 .755
Night   266 65 16 0 10 36 34 20 58 2 0 0 .244 .295 .417 .712
As Starter   462 111 24 0 22 74 56 37 100 2 1 0 .240 .295 .435 .730
As Reliever / Substitution   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   102 25 5 0 6 16 17 13 21 0 1 0 .245 .330 .471 .801
Inning 1-3   131 29 8 0 6 18 14 12 38 0 0 0 .221 .287 .420 .707
Inning 4-6   175 40 8 0 7 31 17 10 33 1 0 0 .229 .269 .394 .663
Inning 7-9   150 40 8 0 9 25 25 14 28 1 1 0 .267 .327 .500 .827
Extra Innings   6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .429 .333 .762
0 Outs   152 37 8 0 5 14 18 13 30 1 0 0 .243 .301 .395 .696
1 Outs   149 37 10 0 8 20 24 12 33 1 1 0 .248 .302 .477 .779
2 Outs   161 37 6 0 9 40 14 12 37 0 0 0 .230 .283 .435 .718
Scoring Position   118 29 7 0 6 52 13 10 28 2 1 0 .246 .300 .458 .758
Bases Empty   272 66 14 0 13 13 33 22 57 0 0 0 .243 .299 .438 .737
Runner on 1st   72 16 3 0 3 9 10 5 15 0 0 0 .222 .273 .389 .662
Runner on 2nd   45 7 2 0 1 6 5 6 13 0 1 0 .156 .255 .267 .522
Runner on 3rd   14 3 0 0 1 7 1 1 2 1 0 0 .214 .250 .429 .679
Runner on 1st & 2nd   27 9 4 0 3 17 4 1 5 0 0 0 .333 .357 .815 1.172
Runner on 1st & 3rd   14 3 1 0 1 5 1 0 5 0 0 0 .214 .214 .500 .714
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   9 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .200 .222 .422
Bases Loaded   9 5 0 0 0 11 1 2 2 0 0 0 .556 .636 .556 1.192
Two Strikes   192 27 6 0 4 16 16 18 100 0 0 0 .141 .214 .234 .449
First Pitch   83 28 7 0 7 20 14 0 0 0 0 0 .337 .337 .675 1.012
Count 0-1   53 17 4 0 3 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .321 .566 .887
Count 0-2   30 5 2 0 0 2 2 0 18 0 0 0 .167 .167 .233 .400
Count 1-0   44 12 3 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 .273 .267 .341 .608
Count 1-1   40 10 0 0 3 10 5 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .250 .475 .725
Count 1-2   64 6 0 0 0 2 2 0 40 0 0 0 .094 .094 .094 .188
Count 2-0   25 8 2 0 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .320 .320 .520 .840
Count 2-1   15 6 1 0 2 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 .400 .375 .867 1.242
Count 2-2   60 13 1 0 4 7 9 0 24 0 0 0 .217 .217 .433 .650
Count 3-0   1 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .875 .000 .875
Count 3-1   9 3 1 0 2 4 4 12 0 0 0 0 .333 .714 1.111 1.825
Full Count   38 3 3 0 0 5 3 18 18 0 0 0 .079 .375 .158 .533
Behind in Count   147 28 6 0 3 12 9 0 58 0 0 0 .190 .190 .293 .483
Ahead in Count   94 29 7 0 5 20 16 19 0 2 0 0 .309 .417 .543 .960
Batting 6th   4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Batting 7th   29 6 0 0 1 3 1 2 6 0 0 0 .207 .258 .310 .568
Batting 8th   379 88 22 0 19 63 49 29 86 2 1 0 .232 .285 .441 .726
Batting 9th   50 16 2 0 2 7 6 6 7 0 0 0 .320 .393 .480 .873
Low Leverage   195 43 7 0 11 16 20 11 46 1 0 0 .221 .261 .426 .687
Medium Leverage   175 41 10 0 8 25 24 20 35 0 0 0 .234 .313 .429 .741
High Leverage   89 26 7 0 3 33 12 6 18 1 1 0 .292 .333 .472 .805
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 96 89 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 54 57 0.1
2021 Total - MLB 31 75 258 51 9 0 10 29 22 16 0 1 68 0 0 .198 .244 .349 .592 65 66 0.5
2022 Houston - MLB 32 43 140 25 6 0 6 20 17 9 0 2 38 0 0 .179 .225 .350 .575 54 43 -0.3
2023 Seattle - MLB 33 73 159 30 4 0 9 17 14 11 0 0 43 0 0 .189 .241 .384 .625 69 68 0.2
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB 35 133 462 111 24 0 22 74 56 37 0 2 100 0 0 .240 .295 .435 .730 100 102 3.4
Total MLB 336 1042 218 43 0 47 140 112 75 0 5 257 0 0 .209 .261 .386 .647 77 77 3.3
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 .665 100 113 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 93 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 89 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 96 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 81 0.1
2012 Somerset - AA 22 7 23 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 8 0 0 .087 .154 .087 .241 -36 -17 -0.3
2013 Somerset - AA 23 7 25 8 3 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 .320 .320 .560 .880 123 111 0.1
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 77 0.0
2014 Tampa - A+ 24 9 26 6 3 0 1 2 5 4 0 1 4 0 0 .231 .323 .462 .784 100 131 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 12 -0.1
2016 Somerset - AA 26 63 222 65 15 0 11 51 31 26 0 8 42 0 1 .293 .355 .509 .864 121 115 1.3
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 3.514 100 573 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 1.812 100 435 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 -0.0
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 94 0.1
2024 Tacoma - AAA 34 64 192 44 8 0 10 37 23 15 1 2 39 0 0 .229 .286 .427 .713 105 102 0.7
Total IL 58 218 54 14 0 12 42 31 16 0 0 42 0 1 .248 .299 .477 .776 100 110
Total AAA 299 1107 277 61 3 43 166 137 93 1 9 274 1 1 .250 .307 .427 .734 97 92
Total AA 87 311 86 22 0 13 64 41 31 0 10 64 0 1 .277 .332 .473 .805 107 102
Total FSL 180 621 146 36 2 16 75 64 50 2 5 109 2 1 .235 .292 .377 .669 100 101
Total SAL 126 450 101 24 0 10 37 49 40 7 3 83 0 2 .224 .296 .344 .640 100 92
Total NYP 65 233 62 13 0 6 40 31 28 1 2 36 0 1 .266 .345 .399 .744 100 135
Total APP 2 5 4 1 0 3 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .800 .714 2.800 3.514 100 573
Total GCL 27 69 17 2 0 1 4 8 5 1 2 15 0 0 .246 .299 .319 .618 100 91
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 -1.3 .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
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB C 132 132 1031 76 4 1116 9 .992 1172.1 8.50 +1.7 1.023 5 123 30 24.4
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL C 732 277 5786 478 35 6323 59 .991 2478.2 22.74 -2.9 1.041 55 783 226 28.9
TOTAL 1B 1 0 3 0 1 3 0 1.000 4.0 6.75 0.0 .000
TOTAL LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.2 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.
11/03/2024 Released by the Seattle organization.
12/22/2024 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $2,400,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 40 (40); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (45).
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