After a meandering minor league career that took detours to Mexico and Puerto Rico and included a release that led to ...

Joining the New York Yankees means extra-special treatment, as former Uber drive J.C. Escarra found out on a recent outing ...

J.C. Escarra's journey to Major League Baseball has been anything but conventional. After starting his baseball career in the minors, he faced numerous setbacks, including stints in leagues across ...

“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 ...

Nearly two years before J.C. Escarra made the Opening Day roster for the New York Yankees, he was working as an Uber driver ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Sure, J.C. Escarra had doubts of ever making it to the majors. Toiling in independent leagues, driving for Uber ...

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

After a strong 2024 campaign and a standout spring training, he earned a trip to the majors as a backup catcher — and an Uber ride that he did not have to drive. Yankees catchers J.C. Escarra ...

TAMPA — J.C. Escarra took the scenic route ... “It’s real,” Escarra replied, smiling ear to ear. From Uber driver to substitute teacher to the Yankees in 2025. A 29-year-old rookie ...