whose journey took much longer, and went through independent baseball and part-time jobs to pay the bills. So when word went out that Escarra had made the New York Yankees' 26-man roster via a ...

Escarra’s journey sounds like the stuff of Hollywood lore. He comes from a family of die-hard Yankees fans — so much so, in fact, that J.C’s brother’s middle name is Derek, in honor of ...

The Yankees center fielder has been arguably the best player in baseball ... Beginning Thursday in The Bronx against the Brewers, his journey takes him to a new home that on paper fits him ...

New York Yankees have added a new face to their roster, a player whose journey to the major leagues took an unconventional route. J.C. Escarra, a name that may not yet be widely ...

In a lot of ways, the journey from then to now has been ... he has a Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees sitting in his car. Yankees catcher J.C, Escarra #79, throwing to 3rd ...

J.C. Escarra is a Major League Baseball player. Escarra, 29, is a career minor leaguer who called his mother March 22 after he found out he had made the New York Yankees roster as a backup catcher ...

The calendar hasn’t yet turned to April, but one of the more memorable moments of the Major League Baseball season has already taken place. New York Yankees backup catcher J.C. Escarra went ...