Kyle Higashioka

Kyle Higashioka began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock on September 4.

Fantasy Impact

Higashioka remains on the injured list with a right flexor strain.

Kyle Higashioka is scheduled to begin a throwing program soon.

Fantasy Impact

Higashioka is working his way back from a right flexor strain.

Kyle Higashioka has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a flexor tendon strain.

Fantasy Impact

Higashioka will hit the shelf for the second time this season, and catcher Austin Wynns has been called up to fill his roster spot. Higashioka is slashing .218/.306/.370 with seven homers and 18 RBI in 58 games played this season.

Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-1 with a solo home run as a pinch hitter in Wednesday’s 13-1 loss to the Angels. He hit the homer in the eighth inning to put Texas on the board, then stayed in the game as a pitcher and allowed two runs on two hits with a hit batter in one inning of mop-up work.

Fantasy Impact

Higashioka is 8-for-37 with two home runs and a 5:9 BB over his last 14 games. He remains in a backup role behind Elias Diaz while Danny Jansen is sidelined with a forearm injury.

Higashioka is slashing .235/.313/.391 with five home runs, 14 RBI, and 15 runs scored across 128 plate appearances this season and has recorded three multi-hit games over his last 10 appearances. His three-run homer cleared the Green Monster in the second inning Sunday to extend the Rangers' lead before he added a single in the seventh.

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Higashioka finished 2-for-4 in the 6-4 win over Boston.