Kyle Higashioka caught the ninth inning of Monday’s win over the Rays at Yankee Stadium. He didn’t get an at-bat, but he has several memorabilia items to mark his major league debut.

In the ninth inning a foul ball landed behind the Yankees dugout, and Girardi made a deal with the person who caught it: two game-used balls for the foul ball. The deal was completed, and Girardi saved it for the catcher who spent nine years in the organization without sniffing the big leagues until Gary Sanchez got hurt Saturday in Baltimore, and now will miss a month.

“That’s pretty cool. I didn’t realize that,’’ Higashioka said Monday of his manager securing something from his first big league frame. “I pocketed the ball from the final pitch of the game.’’

With general manager Brian Cashman saying the Yankees aren’t looking for a catcher with big league experience, the plan is for Austin Romine and Higashioka to share the catching duties until Sanchez is healthy.

When he arrived in Baltimore on Sunday after a six-hour drive from Buffalo, Higashioka got together with Orioles right fielder/DH Mark Trumbo for a quick visit.

“We work out in the offseason and play guitar together,’’ Higashioka said.

Who does the singing? According to Higashioka, neither.

The Yankees were awaiting word from L.A., where James Kaprielian’s right elbow was scheduled to examined by Dr. Neal ElAttrache late Tuesday afternoon Pacific time.

Kaprielian, the Yankees’ top pitching prospect, has undergone an MRI exam and a dye-contrast MRI on the elbow, which bothered him between the end of spring training and the start of Single-A Tampa’s season.

Because Kaprielian pitched in just three April games for Tampa last year, due to a flexor tendon problem, the Yankees are concerned something else has surfaced in the area.