Jose Trevino (baseball)

Amateur career

Trevino attended St. John Paul II High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, and was not selected in the MLB draft out of high school. He played college baseball at Oral Roberts University for the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles. In 2012, he played summer collegiate baseball for the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League, hitting four home runs and five doubles in 22 games. The following year, he played in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox.

Professional career

The Texas Rangers drafted Jose Trevino in the sixth round of the 2014 MLB draft. He began his pro career with the Spokane Indians, playing catcher, third base, and second base while batting .257 with nine home runs. In 2015, he became a full-time catcher for the Hickory Crawdads, hitting .262 with 14 home runs. Trevino first played in the majors for the Rangers on June 15, 2018, against the Colorado Rockies.

He got his first big league hit the next day and hit a walk-off single on June 17. He had season-ending left shoulder surgery on July 20, 2018. In 2019, he split time between Triple-A Nashville and the rookie-level AZL Rangers, then returned to Texas and hit .258 over 40 games. During the shortened 2020 season, he appeared in 24 games, slashing .250/.280/.434.

Over 89 games in 2021, he batted .239 with five home runs. On April 2, 2022, the Rangers traded him to the New York Yankees for Albert Abreu and Robby Ahlstrom. Trevino took over as the Yankees' starting catcher and earned a spot as an American League All-Star reserve.