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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Late scratch Saturday

  Rotowire Mar 7, 2026

  Higashioka was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's Cactus League game against the Giants, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports. The Rangers haven't specified why Higashioka was erased from the starting nine, but an explanation should arise in the near future. In the meantime, Willie MacIver will pick up a bonus spring start behind the dish.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Ready to play Sunday

  Rotowire Mar 1, 2026

  Higashioka (back) will start at catcher and bat third in Sunday's Cactus League game against the Mariners. The veteran backstop had been out of the spring lineup for the past four days due to a back issue but appears to be good to go moving forward. Heading into his second season in Texas, Higashioka is likely to be part of a timeshare with Danny Jansen behind the dish.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Day-to-day with back issue

  Rotowire Feb 27, 2026

  Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said Friday that Higashioka will be out of the lineup until Sunday due to a back injury, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports. The veteran backstop, who turns 36 years old in April, is projected to split catching duties with Danny Jansen this season. Higashioka slashed .241/.291/.403 with 11 home runs, a career-best 47 RBI, 33 runs scored and a 20:72 BB:K across 327 plate appearances last season for Texas.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Retreating to bench

  Rotowire Sep 15, 2025

  Higashioka is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Astros. Higashioka will get a break for the series opener in Houston after he caught eight innings and went 1-for-4 at the dish in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Mets. Jonah Heim will step in for Higashioka behind the dish Monday.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Out of Saturday's lineup

  Rotowire Sep 13, 2025

  Higashioka isn't in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Mets. Higashioka will sit down for the second straight game Saturday after beginning September 3-for-22 with an RBI and two runs scored through seven games. Jonah Heim will fill in behind the dish and bat seventh.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Taking seat Friday

  Rotowire Sep 12, 2025

  Higashioka is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Mets. Higashioka is out of the lineup for the second time in three games, yielding to Jonah Heim behind the dish for Friday's series opener. In his last 11 games, Higashioka is 10-for-40 with two home runs and three doubles.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Homers again

  Rotowire Aug 28, 2025

  Higashioka went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run, an RBI single and a sacrifice fly during Wednesday's 20-3 win over the Angels. Higashioka delivered his third five-RBI game of the season Wednesday and belted a home run for a second consecutive game. The catcher's three-run homer off position player Oswald Peraza was part of an eight-run seventh inning. Higashioka now has 10 long balls in 2025, reaching double-digits in the category for a fifth consecutive season.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Goes deep in win

  Rotowire Aug 27, 2025

  Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 7-3 win over the Angels. Higashioka contributed to the win with a solo blast in the fourth inning that finished Texas' scoring for the game. It was his ninth homer of the season and snapped an 0-for-13 run.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Picking up rest Monday

  Rotowire Aug 25, 2025

  Higashioka is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Angels. After starting at catcher or designated hitter in each of the previous three games, Higashioka looks to be receiving a breather Monday. Jonah Heim will fill in for him behind the plate in the series opener.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Dealing with hamstring issue

  Rotowire Aug 18, 2025

  Higashioka is out of the lineup for a third straight game Monday against the Royals due to a hamstring injury, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports. Rangers manager Bruce Bochy has labeled Higashioka's injury as "very, very, very mild," so the expectation is that the catcher will avoid a stint on the injured list. Jonah Heim will handle catching duties Monday, but Higashioka could return to the lineup as soon as Tuesday.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Resting Sunday

  Rotowire Aug 17, 2025

  Higashioka is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Blue Jays. Higashioka will get a breather for the series finale after starting behind the plate Friday. Jonah Heim will form a battery with starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi on Sunday.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Swats homer in loss

  Rotowire Aug 16, 2025

  Higashioka went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Blue Jays. Higashioka gave the Rangers an early lead with a three-run homer in the second inning. The blast was his fourth home run over the last 11 games, a span in which he slashed .289/.325/.684 with eight RBI and eight runs scored.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Getting rest Monday

  Rotowire Aug 11, 2025

  Higashioka is absent from the lineup for Monday's game versus the Diamondbacks. Higashioka has taken on a bigger share of the catching duties for the Rangers lately, but he'll get a breather for Monday's series opener. Jonah Heim will start behind the plate and bat ninth.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Sitting Saturday

  Rotowire Aug 9, 2025

  Higashioka is not in the Rangers' starting lineup against the Phillies on Saturday. Higashioka will get a breather while Jonah Heim works behind home plate and bats eighth. Higashioka has been productive in 13 games since the All-Star break and has a .946 OPS with one steal, three home runs and five RBI over that span.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Out of Monday's lineup

  Rotowire Aug 4, 2025

  Higashioka is not in the lineup for Monday's tilt against the Yankees. Higashioka started both of the previous two contests and five of the last six games, but he'll take a seat in Monday's series opener. Jonah Heim will handle catching duties and will bat eighth for the Rangers.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Could pinch hit Sunday

  Rotowire Jul 27, 2025

  Higashioka (hamstring) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta. Higashioka will be on the bench for a fourth consecutive game while he tends to what manager Bruce Bochy has called "half of a Grade 1" right hamstring strain, according to MLB.com. Jonah Heim will once again get the nod behind the plate, though Bochy expressed optimism that Higashioka will be able to pinch hit Sunday, if needed, per Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Not playing Friday

  Rotowire Jul 25, 2025

  Higashioka (hamstring) is not in the Rangers' starting lineup against Atlanta on Friday. Higashioka will be sidelined for a second consecutive game due to a mild hamstring strain that he suffered during the Rangers' win over the Athletics on Tuesday. Jonah Heim will serve behind home plate and bat seventh.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Nursing mild strain

  Rotowire Jul 23, 2025

  Higashioka was diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain and will be out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Athletics, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports. Higashioka's hamstring injury resulted in him making an early exit from Tuesday's 6-2 win. Despite the backstop's diagnosis, manager Bruce Bochy said Wednesday that he's hopeful Higashioka can avoid a trip to the injured list. Jonah Heim will start behind the plate in Wednesday's series finale and will likely operate as the Rangers' primary catcher until Higashioka is healthy.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Runs hit streak to six games

  Rotowire Jul 19, 2025

  Higashioka went 2-for-3 with a double in Friday's 2-0 win over the Tigers. Higashioka's bat has come alive of late. He's hit safely in six straight, going 9-for-24 (.375) with two home runs, a double and four RBI during the streak. He continues to share the catching with Jonah Heim while both get opportunities as the DH.

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• Rangers' Kyle Higashioka: Comes alive against former club

  Rotowire Jul 6, 2025

  Higashioka went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's 7-4 victory versus San Diego. Higashioka played for the Padres last season and recorded career highs with 17 homers and 45 RBI. He hadn't been able to carry that production over to Texas, as the veteran backstop came into Saturday with just one homer and 16 RBI across 44 games. Higashioka tormented his former club, though, swatting a two-run homer in the third inning before adding an RBI single in the fourth and eighth frames sandwiched around a sacrifice fly in the sixth. For good measure, the catcher swiped a bag in the eighth inning, marking his first theft as a Ranger and just his third over his nine big-league campaigns. Higashioka boosted his season OPS nearly 50 points from .573 to .621, but that's still well below the .739 mark he registered last year.

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