J.C. Escarra pulled a changeup into the right-field corner, slid into second base, popped up and punched the air.After a ...

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

“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 ...

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

NEW YORK — J.C. Escarra’s winding path through professional baseball included a detour to gig work as a ride-share driver.

J.C. Escarra, a Hialeah, Florida, native that relied on Uber and substitute teaching to fund his time in the New York Yankees ...

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

The Yankees' feel-good story of spring training, J.C. Escarra notched his first career MLB hit on Thursday against the ...

You earned it. What a journey, and it’s just getting started.” “It’s real,” Escarra replied, smiling ear to ear. From Uber ...

J.C. Escarra pulled a changeup into the right-field corner, slid into second base, popped up and punched the air.

J.C. Escarra’s winding path through professional baseball included a detour to gig work as a ride-share driver. On Thursday, ...