Aaron Judge homers as Yanks sweep twin bill with Jays
- Rookie J.C. Escarra hit his first major league home run during the New York Yankees' doubleheader sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays on April 27, 2025, in New York.
- Escarra returned to baseball after the Baltimore Orioles released him in 2022 when he worked part-time as an Uber driver.
- He signed a minor league contract with the Yankees and earned a spot on the 2024 opening day roster as a catcher.
- Escarra's 415-foot drive landed in the bleachers, and he called the moment "a dream come true."
- The Yankees completed the sweep with 11-2 and 5-1 victories, capping Escarra's remarkable personal journey back to baseball.
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Former Uber driver J.C. Escarra gives pitch ride for first major league home run
An Uber driver a little more than two years ago, J.C. Escarra gave a pitch a ride into Yankee Stadium's bleachers for his first major league home run to cap New York's 11-2, 5-1 doubleheader sweep of Toronto. Escarra, who…
Blue Jays Manager Reveals Key Target Ahead of MLB Trade Deadline Amid Historic Slump and Mounting Woes
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The Yankees punished Kevin Gausman with patience. Oswaldo Cabrera drew a walk. So did Ben Rice. And so did Paul Goldschmidt, Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Anthony Volpe. All of those came against Gausman during a six-run rally in the third inning of the Yankees’ 11-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, kicking off Sunday’s doubleheader in the Bronx. “Just a number of really, really good, disciplined at-bats,” manager Aaron Boone said. “If you start chasing …

Yankees crush Blue Jays 11-2 to kick off doubleheader
Austin Wells capped a six-run third inning with a bases-loaded double off a frustrated Kevin Gausman as the host New York Yankees rolled to an 11-2 rout over the Toronto Blue Jays in the opener of a doubleheader on Sunday.…
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