Yankees call-up Tyler Wade takes Uber from Pennsylvania to game
Ethan Hayes
Updated on March 08, 2026
Tyler Wade was angry upon his demotion to the minor leagues, saying he “did everything they asked me to do.”
Turns out the infield/outfield prospect had to do one last thing the Yankees asked him: Get to the Stadium, somehow, now.
It was a wild Monday for Wade, who watched first Giancarlo Stanton go down, and the Yankees summoned … Clint Frazier.
Wade participated in Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s media day, and about a half-hour before Yankees-Tigers first pitch, the Yankees announced Miguel Andujar would be put on the injured list, too, with a labrum tear that could end his season.
Wade, a 24-year-old who’s played in 66 big-league games but has not yet stuck in the majors, got the call. And so he summoned Uber.
“Got here as fast as I could,” Wade told reporters after Monday’s 3-1 win, for which he arrived in the seventh inning. “[I thought] don’t hit traffic, I didn’t want to miss the game. I knew it was urgent, we had a short bench. I wanted to get here as fast as I can.”
The Yankees paid for the car service for the 140-ish-mile trip, which Uber estimates would be about $183.
While Wade was not needed, it was worth the trip.
“I said it before, I put a lot of work in this offseason,” said Wade, whose spot on the roster was expected to be safe until the Yankees traded for Mike Tauchman, seeking a more experienced outfielder in the face of injuries to Aaron Hicks and Jacoby Ellsbury.
“I’m here now, just gonna continue everything I trusted this offseason and hopefully build off what I did in spring.”