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

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

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

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 ...

The New York Yankees called up J.C. Escarra to the major league after the catcher was living 'paycheck to paycheck' and ...

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

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

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. On Thursday, ...

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