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Yankees optioned C J.C. Escarra to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

Escarra was with the big league club for a couple of days while Ali Sánchez was away on paternity leave. With Sánchez set to return on Friday, Escarra became expendable once again. The 31-year-old backstop has hit just .188 (16-for-85) with zero homers and seven RBI in his time with the Yankees this season.
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Yankees recalled C J.C. Escarra from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

With Ali Sánchez going on the Paternity List, Escarra will get another shot with the Yankees. He will likely catch one game before Sánchez returns later this week.
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Yankees optioned C J.C. Escarra to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The Yankees are keeping Ali Sánchez, who is out of options, over Escarra with Austin Wells returning Sunday. Escarra was 5-for-23 with a couple of doubles while Wells was out.
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Yankees recalled C J.C. Escarra from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The Yankees could have saved themselves (and us!) a couple of transactions if they weren’t in such a hurry to demote Escarra after last night’s game. He figures to be the team’s primary catcher against righties until Austin Wells returns.

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Yankees optioned C J.C. Escarra to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The 31-year-old backstop really struggled offensively during his time with the Yankees, slashing a woeful .177/.235/.258 with zero homers, seven RBI and a 15/5 K/BB ratio in 68 plate appearances. The expectation is that the Yankees will promote Ali Sanchez from Triple-A on Saturday to take Escarra’s spot on the active roster.

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Austin Wells is out of the starting lineup on Wednesday against the Rangers.

It’s a standard rest day for a catcher with a day game after a night game. It’s unfortunate that it comes after Wells had a solid performance on Tuesday night, but hopefully he can carry that over after the brief off day. J.C. Escarra will catch and bat seventh.
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J.C. Escarra went 3-for-4 with a solo homer on Tuesday, lifting the Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Rays in Grapefruit League play.

Escara’s second-inning homer against Rays starter Ryan Pepiot traveled 438 feet and left his bat at 108.4 mph. The 30-year-old backstop’s spot on New York’s season-opening roster likely comes down to whether they carry Jasson Domínguez in a reserve role and feel comfortable with Ben Rice as their lone backup catcher behind starter Austin Wells.

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J.C. Escarra went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer and three RBI in an 11-1 blowout win over Team Panama on Tuesday.

Escarra has his first homer of the spring with the two-run jack. The 30-year-old seems likely to be the backup backstop to Austin Wells, but he’s one of the catchers who wouldn’t be a plug-in-play fantasy option if something caused him to become the everyday option.

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Yankees added C J.C. Escarra to the roster for the AL Wild Card Series against the Red Sox.

That means the Yankees with carry three catchers with Austin Wells and Ben Rice also on the roster. Perhaps Rice will be used mostly as a first baseman in this series, but Escarra has been in the minors for the entire month of September, so this comes as a bit of a surprise.
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Yankees optioned C J.C. Escarra to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

The 30-year-old backstop joined the Yankees when rosters expanded for September as a third catching option. It’s possible that with Jazz Chisholm dealing with a minor knee injury that they’ll prefer to have an extra infielder join the roster instead on Friday. Stay tuned.

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