News about Kyle Higashioka

Juan Soto, New York's newest addition, said he is ready to bring his winning attitude to the Bronx, but he declined to be drawn into discussions of his future with the Yankees. Trent Grisham, Drew Thorpe, Kyle Higashioka, Jhony Brito, and Randy Vasquez all went to San Diego to end the Yankees' blockbuster trade with the Padres for Soto last week. With Soto joining Aaron Judge in the Yankees lineup, the change has already ignited a lot of excitement at Yankee Stadium. However, with Soto, a three-time All Star and four-time silver slugger winner, arriving in the Bronx with just one year on his contract, fans are already questioning his long-term prospects.

During a 7-4 loss to Tampa Bay on Sunday afternoon, the struggling New York Yankees added another low light to their long blooper reel. Randy Arozarena was on first base with Brandon Lowe at the plate in Tampa, with scores tied 0-0 at the top of the first inning. Kyle Higashioka of the Yankees shrew Carlos Rodon's pitch toward second in an attempt to pick off Arozarena.

On Friday night, the right-hander came just under his right eye by a line drive from Kyle Higashioka of the New York Yankees. After losing the match in the rivalry matchup, the Red Sox reported on the night that he received stitches and was checked out at the hospital. It has now been revealed that the 26-year-old suffered a fractured nose. He was resting at home in stable health on Saturday and is scheduled for follow-up appointments next week to determine further care.

After leaving the Yankees' match against the Red Sox on Friday, Tanner Houck was stitched up and checked out at the hospital. After Boston's 15-5 victory, he was alert the entire time, so that's fine,' manager Alex Cora said. He has been shot, and he's right now getting more tests.' We'll know more at the end of the night, obviously. But he was lucky.' Kyle Higashioka of New York led off and fell behind 1-2 in the count as Boston led 10-1 in the fifth innings before hitting Houck with a 92 mph sinker straight up the middle and striking Houck. Cora said it cut him in his cheek area.

Larry Vanover, a retired MLB umpire, is still in a Cleveland hospital after being struck in the head by a rally throw to home. After being drilled by Cleveland's Andres Gimenez off a deep hit ball by New York's Kyle Higashioka, the 67-year-old Vanover was helped off the field in the fifth inning of yesterday's Yankees-Guardians game. Vanover immediately collapsed to the ground, and his hat and sunglasses were also removed from the scene.

During the Yankees-Guardians game, a second-base MLB umpire is drilled in the head by a strong throw from the outfield. Larry Vanover was officiating the game at Progressive Field on Wednesday lunchtime, but it was more than he bargained for when Cleveland tried to field a ball that was almost hit for a home run. After Kyle Higashioka's ball deep to center-field, the Guardians' Andres Gimenez tried to get the man out of home plate to save a run, but instead managed to locate the umpire.

Derek Jeter returned to Yankee Stadium for the first time since the club retweeted his jersey in 2017 and gave fans something to cheer about - unlike the game itself. The Yankees held a game against the Tampa Bay Rays to celebrate Jeter's enshrinement to the MLB Hall of Fame, a tribute that was postponed due to Covid-19. Jeter was one vote shy of joining Mariano Rivera as the only two unimembers in history, despite being a member of the 2020 Hall of Fame class.

During New York's game against Tampa Bay, Yankees manager Aaron Boone was ejected for the seventh time this season. Boone came out to defend a catcher's call for Kyle Higashioka before being sent to the showers in the bottom of the fifth innings. Following a call earlier in the game, Boone and the Yankees were already angry with Homeplate umpire Vic Carapazza, who was afraid of a pop up landing on the screen behind home plate before being caught by Christian Bethancourt.