Kyle Higashioka

Catchers are often tricky to evaluate. At the bare minimum, a solid catcher should boast timely defense and call a serviceable game. Having a guy behind the dish that’s also an offense threat is a luxury, but not a requirement for most squads. Historically, the New York Yankees have...

Yuli Gurriel singles on a fly ball to center fielder Aaron Judge. Kyle Tucker scores. Aledmys Diaz out at home on the throw, center fielder Aaron Judge to catcher Kyle Higashioka. Yuli Gurriel to 2nd. Yuli Gurriel singles on a fly ball to center fielder Aaron Judge. Kyle Tucker scores....

NEW YORK — Another day, another step forward. The Yankees unrelenting march to major-league supremacy continued with a 4-3 win over the Rays at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night. Kyle Higashioka’s fifth-inning three-run blast proved the separator. It buoyed a solid, if unspectacular night from starting pitcher Nestor Cortes...

NEW YORK — As Kyle Higashioka approached home plate in the third inning on Sunday afternoon, rounding the bases after swatting his first home run of the season, the catcher pointed to the Yankees' dugout, cracking a huge smile. That quick gesture was directed to one of his teammates...

Kyle Higashioka belted his first home run of the season on Sunday afternoon, crediting a piece of advice from his teammate for the blast

Sunday was a pretty bad day for the Cubs, as they were rocked by the Yankees in an 18-4 defeat. It got bad enough that Chicago put a position player on the mound to close out the game. Cubs first baseman Frank Schwindel was called upon to pitch in the...

Kyle Higasioka hit a pair of home runs in New York's 18-4 rout, capping the scoring with Cubs first baseman on the mound in a mop-up role.

The New York Yankees crushed the Chicago Cubs on Sunday to complete the sweep and add to their hot start to the month of June. In the 18-4 victory, Chicago sent out first baseman Frank Schwindel to the mound in the eighth to give the bullpen a break in the total beatdown. One of Schwindel’s pitches may have been among the slowest on record for a Major League Baseball game.

The Chicago Cubs got absolutely shelled on Sunday afternoon in Yankee Stadium, as New York continued its assault of opposing pitchers, mashing four more home runs as they extended their league lead in dingers on the season. Two of those long balls came off of the bat of catcher Kyle...