J.C. Escarra made the Yankees nearly two years after he worked as a substitute teacher and Uber driver to make ends meet.

His childhood friend, catcher J.C. Escarra, made the Yankees’ Opening Day roster, capping a long journey that included ...

The Yankees’ backup catcher — who made his debut in the majors after working jobs as an Uber driver and a substitute teacher ...

J.C. Escarra’s winding path through professional baseball included a detour to gig work as a ride-share driver. When it was ...

J.C. Escarra went viral earlier this week for the phone call with his mom telling her his big-league dreams came true. He ...

New York Yankees backup catcher J.C. Escarra went viral last weekend after he appeared in a video telling his mother on a ...

J.C. Escarra's recent promotion to the New York Yankees has become a heartwarming tale of triumph, as he shares the emotional moment with his mother upon receiving the long-awaited news. This article ...

The catcher was an Uber driver and substitute teacher to help pay his bills while grinding through independent ball for two ...

Escarra wasn’t the only newcomer to the Yankees’ roster with a fatherly connection to their first Opening Day with the club.

“When I was driving Uber, I had no idea the people that were getting in my car,” Escarra said before the Yankees’ 4-2 Opening ...

Catcher hopes to make Opening Day roster, and even can envision an Uber commercial with him getting out of the car with his ...

J.C. Escarra has been one of the great stories of this spring, a few years removed from contemplating leaving baseball, then ...