The Yankees Propped Up Escarra To Distract From Their Broken-down Team

Let’s cut the nonsense. J.C. Escarra making the Yankees is a great personal story, but the Yankees turning it into a full-blown reality show moment? Over it. Done. Move on. The hidden camera stunt? Cringe. Just let the guy have his moment, put on the gear, and play baseball.

But let’s be real here—Dominic Smith clearly didn’t have a “sexy” story for the Yankees taste, read HERE. He wasn’t an ex-hairdresser, Uber driver, or grocery bagger. He was an eight-year MLB veteran trying to crack a Yankees roster already clogged with Paul Goldschmidt and Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger. It wasn’t happening no matter how good his spring was. The Yankees were going to make him run in circles before eventually pushing him out. “Logjam”, you see.

But Escarra? Now that’s a marketable backstory. Thirty years old, once driving Uber, now backup catcher for the Yankees. Wells is there and Ben Rice is still here too, because apparently, he can be in two places at once. But why did Smith have to go while we welcome Escarra like he’s the second coming? Because the story plays better. The Yankees love a good PR moment to distract us fans.

From Uber driver to substitute teacher to the Yankees in 2025.

J.C. Escarra’s journey continues in the Bronx 💙 pic.twitter.com/9Nk7wbwqlW

— New York Yankees (@Yankees) March 22, 2025

They’ll set up a “hidden” camera, get a “genuine” reaction, and push it out like it’s some groundbreaking sports documentary.

Here’s a thought—just stop. 

The Yankees treat fans like we’re idiots, constantly tossing us distractions instead of addressing actual problems. And let’s talk about that “hidden camera” angle. Not to be that guy, but recording someone without their permission? Yeah, that can be a third-degree felony in Florida. So, was it even hidden? Or just another staged moment to make us all go, “Aww, look how wholesome the Yankees are.”

The real issue? This team is broken. The rotation is a mess. The injury list is overflowing. 

We need a third baseman, not an Uber driver—no offense to Escarra, who’s obviously put in the work. But the over-the-top narrative? Exhausting. Baseball is tough. Life is tough. Everyone’s grinding. Why are we acting like working multiple jobs while chasing a dream is some unheard-of phenomenon? That’s called being an adult.

Let the guy play baseball. 

Stop making it a spectacle. The Yankees have real issues to fix, and this feel-good fluff piece isn’t covering them up. It was orchestrated by the Yankees and hyped by Joel Sherman, who started building this up a month ago simply tweeting:

“Not long ago J.C. Escarra was an Uber driver, a substitute teacher and a Gastonia Honey Hunter. This spring he just might make the Yankees.”

Now here we are, knee-deep in a manufactured storyline while the team desperately needs actual help.

Happy for Escarra, but enough with the distractions. 

Let’s get back to business.  Now I know ya’ll are going to look at this and say that I’ve lost my mind, are insensitive and are heartless. I’m not.  What I am is honest.  No one is going to say this about this Yankees team… but I am happy to.  

Fix what needs to be fixed. Then let’s celebrate the moments.