There are probably New York Yankee fans that don’t know who Kyle is. He is part of the great depth the Yankees have and is the backup catcher Austin Romine who is backup to Gary Sanchez. When either of them goes down to injury, Kyle comes up from the Rail Riders, where he is the primary catcher and shores up our lineup while calling and catching important Yankee games. Higashioka is multi-lingual.
Higashioka (he-GAH-shi-OH-kah) is a fourth-generation Japanese American who was born on April 20, 1990, in Huntington Beach, California. He attended high school there and played for the for its baseball team.