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Remembering Kyle Higashioka's three-home run game
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka hits home run off 35 mph eephus pitch
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Clarke Schmidt checked for substances in Yankees' win vs. Reds
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Yankees catcher Jose Trevino's solid hitting has given him the edge over Kyle Higashioka - Newsday
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Kyle Higashioka reflects on Yankees career with end seemingly near
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Kyle Higashioka not assuming he's Yankees' starting catcher
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New York Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka (66) hits a two run home run in the ninth inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. This was Higashioka's second home run of the game
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Kyle Higashioka talks his Yankees perfect game, Derek Jeter
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Kyle Higashioka's power surge inspired by Josh Donaldson
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Kyle Higashioka talks his Yankees perfect game, Derek Jeter
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Yankees' Kyle Higashioka hits home run off 35 mph eephus pitch
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The Yankees have a big problem brewing at catcher
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Why Yankees' Kyle Higashioka is swinging a bat heavier than Babe Ruth's