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On YouTubeNew York Yankees News / MLB Trade Rumors / July 12
Yankees backup catcher drawing trade attention
30-year-old backstop J.C. Escarra has been a pleasant surprise for the Yankees this year since emerging as the club’s primary backup to Austin Wells. In 36 games this year, the journeyman who spent the 2022 and ’23 seasons outside of affiliate ball has slashed a respectable .215/.312/.354 (89 wRC+) with elite pitch framing numbers.
New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / July 12
Yankees Catcher Drawing Significant Trade Interest
The New York Yankees will primarily be adding to their major league roster at the trade deadline, though perhaps there's a chance that they'll subtract from that group as well.
New York Yankees News / Yardbarker / July 10
Yankees' uncertain third base plans should make fans nervous
Although it’s easy to understand why Cashman is prioritizing pitching, it raises the question if this is truly what third base will look like for the Yankees.
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New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / July 2
Yankees Catcher Gets Brutally Honest After Loss
The New York Yankees took their latest beating in Toronto on Canada Day, and catcher J.C. Escarra is taking the blame. Escarra's catcher's interference call, his second in two games and third this season, was costly for the Yankees in a seventh inning that ultimately saw the Blue Jays jump from a 4-4 tie to a 9-4 lead.
New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / June 25
Yankees Make Emotional J.C. Escarra Roster Move Before Reds Finale
Before he was catching big league pitchers like Max Fried and Carlos Rodon in the Bronx, J.C. Escarra was catching rides as an Uber driver. Substitute teaching by day.
New York Yankees News / Field Level Media / May 26
Fresh off 'surreal' performance, Yankees and J.C. Escarra open series vs. Angels
The New York Yankees have won six of their past seven games heading into the opener of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in Anaheim, Calif.
New York Yankees News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 8
Yankees’ J.C. Escarra gets ice bath from Aaron Judge after walk-off vs. Padres
In a game that showcased resilience and grit, the New York Yankees secured a dramatic walk-off win over the San Diego Padres at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night, capped off by a moment J.C.
New York Yankees News / Yardbarker / May 7
Watch: Yankees catcher records first walk-off RBI in late rally
The New York Yankees only had three hits in the game, but a walk-off hero emerged on Wednesday night in their 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres in 10 innings.
New York Yankees News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 6
The latest Yankee to utilize the new torpedo bat
The New York Yankees have one of the best offenses in Major League Baseball yet again this season. Many of their batters owe their power boosts to torpedo bats, the newest trend taking the baseball world by storm.
New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / April 11
One Yankees Rookie Is Making His Viral Moment Pay Off
That heart-warming video of J.C. Escarra getting into an Uber on Opening Day? Well, it was set up to be a commercial. The New York Yankees’ backup catcher spent years waiting for a break that felt further away each year he was in the minors or independent ball.
New York Yankees News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 4
Yankees’ JC Escarra gives reaction to first hit in first MLB start will melt fans’ hearts
The New York Yankees beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-7 on Thursday night. Home runs from Aaron Judge and Jazz Chisholm Jr highlighted the game, but a heartfelt story captured fans’ hearts.
New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / March 27
This Yankee Took an Uber to Opening Day and We’re Not Over It
J.C. Escarra didn’t roll up to Yankee Stadium on Opening Day in a flashy car. No entourage. Nope the journeyman catcher whose emotional story of having to drive a rideshare to make ends meet during his 10-year journey to the big leagues took an Uber, of course.
MLB News / Twinkie Town / March 26
Randy Dobnak challenges Yankees catcher J.C. Escarra to Opening Day Uber-off 
One last bit of satire to close out the offseason. Baseball fans, particularly those in the Bronx, witnessed a heartwarming moment when Yankees catcher J.C.
New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / March 23
Yankees Players React to Long-Shot Making His First Opening Day Roster
Austin Wells has been ticketed for the big leagues since he was drafted in 2020. That doesn’t mean he can’t understand the struggle of a guy like J.C. Escarra, whose journey took much longer, and went through independent baseball and part-time jobs to pay the bills.
New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / March 23
Former Uber Driver, Substitute Teacher Makes Yankees' Opening Day Roster
The New York Yankees have just delivered one of the best feel-good stories you will ever find in sports, as the team announced on Saturday that catcher J.C.
New York Yankees News / Minor League Baseball on SI / March 22
Former Teacher, Uber Driver Has a New Job Title: Catcher for the New York Yankees
Even when he might not have had a lot of believers, J.C. Escarra believed in himself. And on Saturday, that belief paid off. Escarra, 29, capped his incredible baseball journey to this point with a meeting in the office of New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, who informed the catcher that he was a member of the team’s Opening Day roster.
New York Yankees News / Athlon Sports / March 19
Yankees Insider Provides Pivotal Opening Day Roster Update
The New York Yankees play their first game of the regular season on March 27 against the Milwaukee Brewers. With this, they have some decisions over the next week regarding their Opening Day roster.
New York Yankees News / New York Yankees on SI / February 24
Catcher Could Be 'Dark Horse' Candidate for New York Yankees to Make Roster
With spring training underway for the New York Yankees, the team is still looking to fill out a couple of spots before the start of the season. It has been a really strong winter for the Yankees after having to move on from their initial plan.
MLB News / Yardbarker / February 21
Yankees position battles to watch in spring training
No matter how these positional battles play out, New York will rely on its depth now more than ever with Juan Soto gone.
New York Yankees News / Minor League Baseball on SI / February 16
Former Uber Driver with Incredible Story Trying to Land with New York Yankees
Baseball fans know the old saying this time of year. Hope springs eternal. Loosely, that means a fresh cause of optimism with an inkling that by the end of the season, that hope probably won’t have been rewarded.
New York Yankees News / Empire Sports Media / November 3
Yankees add three players to their 40-man roster ahead of free agency
The New York Yankees announced that they added three players onto their 40-man roster, as RHP Yerry De Los Santos, OF Taylor Trammell, and C J.C. Escarra join the team’s active roster.
New York Yankees News / Field Level Media / March 16, 2024
Spring training roundup: Yankees clip Jays in game of rallies
J.C. Escarra blasted a go-ahead two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to lift the host New York Yankees to a 10-9 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday afternoon in Tampa, Fla.
New York Yankees News / Empire Sports Media / January 12, 2024
Yankees sign left-handed infielder to Minor League free agent deal
Following the whirlwind that was the Marcus Stroman signing, the Yankees are adding to their Triple-A depth by signing Cuban infielder J.C Escarra, a first baseman who was drafted in 2017 by the Baltimore Orioles and has been out of affiliated baseball for the last two seasons.
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