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Higashioka hits 2 homers, including 1st career grand slam, as the Padres beat the Nats 8-5

Kyle Higashioka homered twice, including his first career grand slam, and Dylan Cease pitched seven brilliant innings for the San Diego Padres, who beat the Washington Nationals 8-...

JUNE 26 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Getting Sunday off Higashioka isn't in the Padres' lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers.

Impact After hitting a two-run home run en route to a win Saturday, Higashioka will take a seat for Sunday's series finale while Brett Sullivan gets the nod behind home plate.

JUNE 23 • ROTOWIRE

Knocks homer Saturday Higashioka went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 6-4 win against the Brewers.

Impact Higashioka delivered what turned out to be a key long ball in the seventh inning, belting a two-run blast to left field. It was the catcher's fifth homer through 12 games in June after he went deep just once over 17 contests prior to the start of the month. The hot stretch has helped Higashioka earn more playing time, and he's slated to take over primary catching duties for San Diego for at least 10 days due to Luis Campusano (thumb) landing on the injured list Saturday.

JUNE 23 • ROTOWIRE

Rookie Jackson Merrill hits a 440-foot, 3-run homer in the Padres' 6-4 win over the Brewers

Rookie Jackson Merrill hit a 440-foot, three-run homer to the base of the batter’s eye in center field and had a bat flip to match as the San Diego Padres beat the NL Central-leadi...

JUNE 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Knocks in three runs Wednesday Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a triple and three RBI in a 5-2 win against Philadelphia on Wednesday.

Impact Higashioka's bases-loaded triple in the eighth inning provided the winning margin for San Diego in the road victory. It was the first three-bagger of the catcher's career. Higashioka has just one hit over his past 12 at-bats, but prior to that he homered in three straight games, and he has racked up seven RBI over 10 games in June.

JUNE 20 • ROTOWIRE

Padres stop their road losing streak at 9 games with 5-2 win over NL-best Phillies

Matt Waldron used his knuckleball to strike out six over seven innings and the San Diego Padres avoided a 10th straight road loss with a late rally off Philadelphia’s bullpen to be...

JUNE 19 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rookie Jackson Merrill homers in 9th off Miller to lift the Padres to a 5-4 win against the A's

Rookie Jackson Merrill’s second homer of the day was a game-ending drive off Mason Miller with one out in the ninth inning, and the San Diego Padres beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4

JUNE 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Higashioka rewards Friars' faith with first walk-off HR SAN DIEGO -- Kyle Higashioka understands the gig. When the game is late and close, and he’s due for a big at-bat, well … sometimes he doesn’...

JUNE 12 • MLB.COM

Higashioka hits walk-off homer and Tatis extends hitting streak to 17 games as Padres beat A's 4-3

Kyle Higashioka homered leading off the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3

JUNE 12 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Padres play the Diamondbacks leading series 2-1

The San Diego Padres play the Arizona Diamondbacks, leading the series 2-1

JUNE 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kim, Cronenworth and Higashioka homer to back Waldron in the Padres' 13-1 win against Arizona

Knuckleballer Matt Waldron combined with two relievers on a five-hitter, and Ha-Seong-Kim and Jake Cronenworth each hit a three-run homer for the San Diego Padres in a 13-1 win aga...

JUNE 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stone perfect into 6th inning and Betts drives offense as Dodgers beat Padres 5-2 in testy game

Mookie Betts had three hits and two RBIs, rookie Gavin Stone retired his first 15 batters and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Diego Padres 5-2 in a testy game delayed more...

APRIL 14 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Higashioka joins rare company in throwing out 2 baserunners and homering in the same inning

Kyle Higashioka had a game to forget in his first start for the San Diego Padres

APRIL 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York Yankees trade for Juan Soto, becoming American League favorites | Flippin' Bats

DECEMBER 12, 2023 • FOX SPORTS

Headed to SD in Soto deal The Yankees traded Higashioka to San Diego on Wednesday alongside Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Randy Vasquez and Jhony Brito in exchange for Juan Soto and Trent Grisham, Jeff Passan...

Impact Higashioka slashed .236/.274/.413 with 10 homers and 34 RBI across 260 plate appearances last season -- his best season at the plate since 2020. However, with Luis Campusano virtually locked in as San Diego's main backstop, the 33-year-old Higashioka will have to compete with Brett Sullivan for a backup role.

DECEMBER 7, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Moves into reserve role Higashioka is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Astros.

Impact Higashioka and Ben Rortvedt had largely been operating in a timeshare at catcher since the All-Star break, but both backstops are likely to see their opportunities take hits down the stretch after the Yankees called up catching prospect Austin Wells from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday. Wells is making his third straight start behind the dish Sunday and should see the majority of the starts behind the dish for the rest of the season.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Not in lineup Wednesday Higashioka is out of the lineup Wednesday at Detroit.

Impact Higashioka slugged a solo home run in the Yankees' defeat of the Tigers on Tuesday, but he'll take a seat Wednesday as Ben Rortvedt handles the catching duties for New York. Higashioka had made three straight starts behind the plate.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Swats another homer Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Tuesday in a 4-2 win against the Tigers.

Impact HIgashioka accounted for New York's second run of the contest with his fifth-inning solo homer. The long ball was the second in three games for the backstop and his third over his past seven contests, though all have been solo shots. With Ben Rortvedt slashing a measly .122/.246/.265 on the campaign, Higashioka has settled into the primary catcher role for the Yankees, starting each of the team's past three games.

AUGUST 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Goes deep Sunday Higashioka went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Rays.

Impact Higashioka and DJ LeMahieu hit back-to-back-back jacks off Zack Littell in the third inning. In his age 33 season, Higashioka has tallied a career-high 32 RBI and is just two home runs away from a new best mark in that category. For the year, he's slashing .231/.269/.404 with nine homers, 21 runs scored and a 12:60 BB:K in 224 plate appearances.

AUGUST 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Swats homer Sunday Higashioka went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and a walk in Sunday's loss to Boston.

Impact Higashioka got the start behind the dish and put the Yankees on the board with his third-inning, game-tying solo shot. The Yankees don't seem to have committed to either Higashioka or Ben Rortvedt as their primary catcher, as they've both seen spurts of starts followed by consecutive contests on the bench recently. Between the pair, Higashioka is putting up better offensive numbers in August, slashing .250/.323/.464 with two homers and seven RBI compared to Rortvedt's .077/.200/.192 slash that includes one homer and just one RBI.

AUGUST 21, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sits for second straight Higashioka finds himself on the bench for the second time in three games Saturday against the Red Sox.

Impact Higashioka has started just two of the last six games, though that follows a stretch in which he started three straight. His .230/.267/.378 isn't exactly starting catcher material, so he'll likely continue to split time with Ben Rortvedt down the stretch with Jose Trevino (wrist) done for the year.

AUGUST 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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Higashioka hits 2 homers, including 1st career grand slam, as the Padres beat the Nats 8-5

Rookie Jackson Merrill hits a 440-foot, 3-run homer in the Padres' 6-4 win over the Brewers

Padres stop their road losing streak at 9 games with 5-2 win over NL-best Phillies

Rookie Jackson Merrill homers in 9th off Miller to lift the Padres to a 5-4 win against the A's

Higashioka hits walk-off homer and Tatis extends hitting streak to 17 games as Padres beat A's 4-3

Padres play the Diamondbacks leading series 2-1

Kim, Cronenworth and Higashioka homer to back Waldron in the Padres' 13-1 win against Arizona

Diamondbacks visit the Padres on 3-game road win streak

Kim's 3-run double helps lead Padres past Royals 7-3

Diamondbacks end 3-game losing streak, pound Padres 11-4

Xander Bogaerts has season-high 3 hits, Padres beat Rockies 5-2

Stone perfect into 6th inning and Betts drives offense as Dodgers beat Padres 5-2 in testy game

Higashioka joins rare company in throwing out 2 baserunners and homering in the same inning

New York Yankees trade for Juan Soto, becoming American League favorites | Flippin' Bats