Once a ride-share driver, J.C. Escarra takes an Uber to Yankee Stadium for his first game in MLB
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JC Escarra, ex-Uber driver chasing MLB dream, gets emotional after making Yankees' opening day roster
J.C. Escarra was driving for Uber and substitute teaching to keep his dream alive of playing in MLB, and it was all worth it as he made the...4 DAYS AGO • FOXNEWS.COM
Ex-Uber driver has wholesome reaction after making Yankees roster | Sporting News Witnessing the moment J.C. Escarra made the New York Yankees roster is what baseball is all about.
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Once an Uber driver, now a Yankee: J.C. Escarra fights back tears telling his mom about earning the nod on Opening Day roster Catcher J.C. Escarra had a fairytale moment during spring training as he earned a spot on the Yankees Opening Day roster for the 2025 MLB se...
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Officially makes team Escarra was informed Saturday that he will be on the Yankees' Opening Day roster.
Impact Escarra has had an impressive spring, maintaining a .936 OPS with five extra-base hits across 48 at-bats. It was reported Tuesday that he was in line to make the team as the backup to Austin Wells, and that is now officially the case. In 2024, Escarra maintained a 119 wRC+ across 493 plate appearances combined between Double and Triple-A.
5 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE
From driver to big leaguer: Escarra's crazy route ends with Yanks roster spot TAMPA, Fla. -- J.C. Escarra has been one of the great stories of this spring, a few years removed from contemplating leaving baseball, then...
5 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM
In line to serve as backup catcher Escarra has a "stranglehold" on the Yankees' backup catcher job behind starter Austin Wells, Jack Curry of YES Network reports.
Impact Escarra has crushed the ball this spring, sporting a 1.032 OPS with three home runs in 14 Grapefruit League contests. The 29-year-old is on the 40-man roster but will be making his major-league debut when he gets into a game. Ben Rice will also be on the Opening Day roster and is capable of catching, but he's likely to focus mostly on designated hitter duties.
MARCH 18 • ROTOWIRE
Swinging hot stick in spring play Escarra went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Friday's Grapefruit League win against the Phillies.
Impact Escarra went deep in the seventh inning, blasting a 386-foot homer to right field. The 30-year-old has stood out this spring, slashing .355/.394/.645 with three homers, seven RBI and only six strikeouts over 33 plate appearances. Escarra thrived with a .930 OPS over 201 plate appearances at Triple-A last season, and he's competing for an Opening Day roster spot as New York's backup catcher behind Austin Wells.
MARCH 15 • ROTOWIRE
Belts Grapefruit League long ball Escarra went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and three total RBI in Thursday's Grapefruit League loss to Minnesota.
Impact Escarra drove in three of New York's four runs in the contest, notching a two-run single in the seventh inning and a solo shot to right-center field in the ninth. The 29-year-old made noise at the Triple-A level last season with a .930 OPS, eight home runs and 34 RBI over 52 games, and he's competing for a job as the big-league Yankees' backup catcher for the coming campaign. Escarra has showed well this spring with a .294/.333/.471 slash line, four RBI and just three strikeouts over 18 plate appearances. His path to a roster spot could be helped by the fact that he is on the 40-man roster, unlike Alex Jackson, who is also in the running for New York's backup catcher role.
MARCH 7 • ROTOWIRE
Joins 40-man roster The Yankees selected Escarra's contract from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday.
Impact Escarra hit .261/.355/.434 with 12 homers between Double-A Somerset and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in 2024. The 29-year-old has yet to see any action at the major-league level but will enter the offseason as part of the Yankees' 40-man roster.
NOVEMBER 4, 2024 • ROTOWIRE
