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3/09/25 | Yankees spring hopeful making case to play big role. J.C. Escarra is a candidate to make the Yankees' Opening Day roster as a backup catcher and he's been swinging a hot bat this spring. AP By Max Goodman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The Yankees were already high on J.C. Escarra leading up to camp. Escarra had a huge season on both sides of the ball in the Yankees' farm system last year, opening eyes after an improbable and inspiring journey through pro ball. MORE YANKEES COVERAGE Yankees ramifications of Gerrit Cole doomsday injury scenario Will Warren or Yankees trade? How Gerrit Cole will be replaced What Yankees are doing to address their spring from hell Yankees non-roster starter impressing as he climbs rotation depth chart Yankees' latest Source: https://www.nj.com/yankees/2025/03/yankees-spring-... |
2/18/25 | The promise and peril behind the Yankees' leap of faith at catcher. Joel Sherman The promise and peril behind the Yankees' leap of faith at catcher By Joel Sherman Published Feb. 18, 2025, 6:30 a.m. ET Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images TAMPA — My favorite type of column to write from spring training appeared in Sunday's Post about J.C. Escarra . Don't get me wrong. You can always learn more about Gerrit Cole or Aaron Judge. It is part of the job to take the familiar and find out new information or see a different or more entertaining or more timely way to present someone you already know so much about. But to find the mostly unknown with a great back story — an underdog story at that — and keep digging and learn more and more interesting details, that is spring Source: https://nypost.com/2025/02/18/sports/the-promise-a... |
2/15/25 | J.C. Escarra out to write 'unbelievable story' from Uber driver to first MLB chance with Yankees. hardball Joel Sherman J.C. Escarra out to write 'unbelievable story' from Uber driver to first MLB chance with Yankees By Joel Sherman Published Feb. 15, 2025, 11:09 a.m. ET Yankees catcher J.C. Escarra (79) participates in spring training workouts at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees from spring training Join NOw It is impossible. Because J.C. Escarra washed out after five minor league seasons with the Orioles. They drafted him 458th overall in 2017, and soon after took away his catching Source: https://nypost.com/2025/02/15/sports/j-c-escarra-o... |