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

The calendar hasn’t yet turned to April, but one of the more memorable moments of the Major League Baseball season has ...

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

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

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

“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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Escarra, who played for four different independent league teams in 2022 and 2023 after being released by the Orioles — and ...

J.C. Escarra played in independent leagues and took odd jobs to keep alive his dream of being in the big leagues. At 29, he's ...