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Edison High graduate Kyle Higashioka sees years of work rewarded
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Yankees 2022 Season Preview: Kyle Higashioka - Pinstripe Alley
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Why Yankees' Kyle Higashioka is swinging a bat heavier than Babe
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Should the Yankees stay with Kyle Higashioka as their backup
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Kyle Higashioka on His Journey to the Bronx, Catching Cole, and
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Yankees backup catcher Kyle Higashioka hits three homers, driving
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Kyle Higashioka was an important piece for the Yankees in 2020
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To Speak With Masahiro Tanaka, the Yankees' Ace, a Catcher
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Higgy's Art of Catching: How Kyle Higashioka became the Yankees
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Kyle Higashioka Signed with the NY Yankees – Quakes Baseball Academy
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Kyle Higashioka not assuming he's Yankees' starting catcher
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New York Yankees Have Options After Kyle Higashioka At Catcher
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka the real hero of Domingo Germán's perfect
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Should the Yankees stay with Kyle Higashioka as their backup
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Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka was a solid backup option in 2022