J.C. Escarra
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| 4/28/25 | Yankees’ J.C. Escarra lives another ‘dream’ with first home run: ‘It can’t get better than this’. There was a time, not too long ago, when no one would have even thought to ask J.C. Escarra for his autograph. On Sunday night, however, the former Uber driver and substitute teacher’s signature was all it took to acquire a personal artifact, as Escarra traded a signed bat to the Yankees fan who caught the first home run ball of the backup catcher’s career. “We’re gonna get that authenticated ... Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/yankees-j-c-escar... |
| 4/28/25 | J.C. Escarra helps solidify fairytale Yankees story with breakout game. J.C. Escarra's journey from Uber driver to backup catcher for the Yankees got another chapter on Sunday, as he homered for the first time in his major league career in a 5-1 win over Toronto in a doubleheader sweep in The Bronx. Escarra took ex-Yankee Chad Green deep to the right field seats with two outs in the bottom of the eighth to give the Yankees a bit more of a cushion. “I didn't feel the ball off the bat,'' Escarra said. “It was amazing.” J.C. Escarra celebrates his first MLB home run on April 27, 2025. Jason Szenes / New York Post And he said there was even more meaning to the blast because he hit it at Yankee Stadium. “It's special that I did it here at home,'' Escarra said. “This is Source: https://nypost.com/2025/04/28/sports/j-c-escarra-h... |
| 4/28/25 | Yankees rookie has unforgettable night, but he's more than feel-good story. J.C. Escarra repeated it back to himself, standing in the Yankees' clubhouse on Sunday night. Maybe it was Escarra's way of pinching himself, making sure the ball he was holding was real and that the 415-foot moonshot he crushed to the bleachers in right-center an hour or so earlier wasn't a figment of his imagination. After all, Escarra had been dreaming about his first big-league home run — while wearing pinstripes — for as long as he can remember. Unless you're Bryce Harper or Paul Skenes, even the highest-ranked prospects and first-round draft picks spend years in the minor leagues. Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/04/yankees-rookie-... |
| 4/27/25 | J.C. Escarra drives one out of the park, his first career home run. Yankees backup catcher JC Escarra's jagged path to the big leagues became well known to fans during his rise up the club's depth chart in spring training. Source: https://sports.yahoo.com/article/j-c-escarra-drive... |
| 4/04/25 | After career detours as Uber driver and substitute teacher, Yankees' J.C. Escarra gets first big league hit. J.C. Escarra pulled a changeup into the right-field corner, slid into second base, popped up and punched the air. After a meandering minor league career that took detours to Mexico and Puerto Rico and included a release that led to part-time work as an Uber driver and substitute teacher, he got his first big league hit three weeks shy of his 30th birthday. Escarra started his first big league game Thursday night, catching in the New York Yankees' 9-7 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Source: https://www.dailylocal.com/2025/04/04/after-career... |
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