One New York Yankees player was an Uber driver before becoming a pro baseball player, but he could be left off the roster for the rest of the season.
The New York Yankees were three wins away last season from their first World Series trophy since 2009.
New York knows that winning a World Series is the goal every season, but they are coming up on a 16-year drought.
The Yankees went out at the trade deadline and added a handful of players to the roster, which will cause some players on the team to be demoted.
New York added three positional depth players in Amed Rosario, Austin Slater, and Jose Caballero, who will most likely platoon and serve as pinch-hitters and runners throughout the rest of the year.
With the three new players on the roster, Adam Weinrib from Fansided thinks backup catcher J.C. Escarra could be off the roster for the rest of the season.
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"A victim of the Yankees' semi-strange roster construction, the Yankees demoted Escarra prior to the deadline and hyped him up publicly as a potential starting catcher ... somewhere," Weinrib wrote. "While Escarra was up with the big club, he watched them convert slugging first baseman Ben Rice back into the viable catcher he'd been in the mid-minors. They invested resources in Rice, which probably told Escarra all he needed to know as the third catcher (and third lefty behind the plate). Now that the Yankees' bench is packed with Amed Rosario, Austin Slater, and Jose Caballero, it's even harder to find a lane for Escarra's eventual return this season without the "benefit" of an injury. It would be nice if the Yankees could carry a traditional backup, but given the work Aaron Boone did on fluffing Escarra's trade value this week before the team sent him down, the messaging seems pretty clear. He will be available in the offseason, and he won't be back in 2025, unless something unplanned occurs."
Escarra was a 15th-round pick by the Baltimore Orioles in 2017 and made his Major League debut with the Yankees this season.
The 30-year-old catcher worked as an Uber driver and substitute teacher before becoming a major leaguer.
Escarra has an unbelievable story, and it might be the last time the Yankees see him in 2025, but there is a good chance he will be on the club next year.
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