{"id":276927,"date":"2025-05-21T05:46:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T05:46:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/rangers-catcher-opens-up-about-7-year-stint-with-yankees\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:22","slug":"rangers-catcher-opens-up-about-7-year-stint-with-yankees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/21\/rangers-catcher-opens-up-about-7-year-stint-with-yankees\/","title":{"rendered":"Rangers catcher opens up about 7-year stint with Yankees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4925260\" data-slug-id=\"2526595\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Texas Rangers catcher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/kyle-higashioka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Kyle Higashioka<\/a> recently returned to Yankee Stadium for a game against his former team, the New York Yankees. Higashioka made his MLB debut with the Yankees in 2017 and remained with the club through the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p>In December 2023, he was traded to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/san-diego-padres\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">San Diego Padres<\/a>. After spending a year in San Diego, he signed a two-year contract with the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>To honor their former catcher, the Yankees played a tribute video on the Yankee Stadium jumbotron during the opening game of a three-game series against the Rangers. The clip featured several moments from Kyle Higashioka\u2019s time in pinstripes and ended with the caption:<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWelcome back, Kyle Higashioka.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Before Tuesday night\u2019s game, Higashioka shared his heartfelt thoughts about his time in New York:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Being a Yankee is really special. I feel extremely privileged to have been a part of this organization for so many years. The fans were really good to me. I loved playing in front of them.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Yankees put on a solid performance in Tuesday\u2019s game, defeating the Rangers 5-2. The Bronx Bombers took the lead in the second inning with Ben Rice\u2019s 376-foot solo home run. Rice contributed again in the fourth inning, hitting a sacrifice fly that allowed Aaron Judge to score.<\/p>\n<p>In the sixth, Anthony Volpe extended the lead to 3-0 with an RBI double. Aaron Judge added two more runs in the eighth with a 326-foot home run.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers were held scoreless through the first eight innings and managed to score only in the ninth, when Jonah Heim hit a two-run homer.<\/p>\n<h2>Kyle Higashioka reflects on his time with the Yankees since being drafted in 2008<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/new-york-yankees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">New York Yankees<\/a> selected Kyle Higashioka in the seventh round of the 2008 MLB Draft. He spent nearly a decade in the minors before finally being promoted to the big leagues in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his long journey with the Yankees, Higashioka said in 2023 (via MLB):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhen I sit and look back at it, it\u2019s been a pretty special ride, especially for the relationships I\u2019ve built here in this organization and all the teammates I\u2019ve had over the years. Actually, a lot of the teammates I had in the Minors are now coaches in the organization. It\u2019s pretty funny, but yeah, it\u2019s pretty crazy. But I feel like I\u2019ve still got a lot left in me. 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