This story was excerpted from Kennedi Landry's Rangers Beat newsletter. Friend of the beat and MLB.com reporter Paige Leckie ...

San Diego Padres' Kyle Higashioka, right, celebrates with teammates in the dugout after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks ...

Higashioka, who turned 34 in April, started 72 games last season, 71 in 2022 and 58 in ‘21. He hit 10 home runs in each of those seasons. He is one shy of that total in 2024.