C,DH - Texas Rangers IL10
- Age 36
- Bats: R
- Throws: R
Availability
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.
Fantasy Impact
Higashioka finished 2-for-4 in the 6-4 win over Boston.
Kyle Higashioka went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Angels with a solo home run and one walk.
Fantasy Impact
Higashioka continues a solid stretch at the plate, picking up hits in six of his last 10 games. The veteran catcher remains best left out of lineups in all formats moving forward, hitting .215 with three home runs, eight runs scored, and nine RBI across 25 games.
Kyle Higashioka went 2-for-4 in a win over the Astros with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI.
Fantasy Impact
Higashioka has offered mixed results at the plate of late, picking up hits in four of his last eight games. The 36-year-old remains best left out of lineups in all formats as one of many disappointing options in the Rangers lineup to this point, slashing .211 with two home runs, seven runs scored, and eight RBI through 22 games.
