{"id":35497,"date":"2025-03-24T03:32:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T03:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35497"},"modified":"2025-03-24T03:32:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T03:32:49","slug":"saturday-roster-cuts-deliver-heartwarming-yankees-news-surprising-ex-yankee-demotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35497","title":{"rendered":"Saturday roster cuts deliver heartwarming Yankees news, surprising ex-Yankee demotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Milwaukee Brewers v Chicago White Sox\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_639,w_2907,h_1635\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/43\/01jq00qn4v7gkbzyv9v3.jpg\" alt=\"Milwaukee Brewers v Chicago White Sox\" width=\"2907\" height=\"1635\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Milwaukee Brewers v Chicago White Sox | Dylan Buell\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap\">\n<div class=\"flex mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The\u00a0New York Yankees dropped Saturday afternoon&#8217;s game in spectacular fashion, but they made sure in the wake of the loss to salvage the day with a heartwarming gesture.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Though their backup catcher race has been seemingly decided for weeks, the Yankees left no doubt about the result by propping cameras up throughout Aaron Boone&#8217;s office a few days before heading north.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">In the latest twist on the ongoing trend of keeping players on edge while their managers deliver excellent news, Boone kept JC Escarra sitting and squirming for nearly a minute while telling him about how much depth the Yankees have at the position, and how difficult the decision was for him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Of course, Boone eventually cracked; logic won out, and he alerted Escarra, owner of a .333 average, .936 OPS and three homers, that he&#8217;d made the Opening Day roster.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1903562275232849991&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fyanksgoyard.com%2Fsaturday-roster-cuts-deliver-heartwarming-yankees-news-surprising-ex-yankee-demotion-caleb-durbin-escarra&amp;sessionId=687f67a347c0ef974f7620ee3604baf96c9cea03&amp;siteScreenName=YanksGoYardFS&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1903562275232849991\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Yankees bring JC Escarra onto MLB roster, Brewers demote Caleb Durbin<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Beyond deserved. Boone came off very well here, as he (and the rest of the Yankees Universe) now await Escarra taking the next steps in his big-league journey. Ben Rice, who will likely start the season in the starting DH role, will be the team&#8217;s third catcher behind Escarra, who went from Uber driver to pinstripes seamlessly.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The news was slightly less rosy, and somewhat unexpected, for a former Yankee at Brewers camp on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Caleb Durbin, once thought to be in the mix for the Yankees&#8217; Opening Day infield, was instead dealt to Milwaukee,\u00a0along with Nestor Cortes Jr.,\u00a0in\u00a0exchange for Devin Williams\u00a0in December. 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