In less than two years with the organization, Jose Trevino has already cemented himself as one of the Reds’ most prominent community ambassadors while also maintaining his charitable efforts back home in Texas.
In Cincinnati, he wasted no time winning over Reds fans. Less than a month after being traded to the team, he volunteered to go on the Reds Caravan which takes Reds players, coaches, broadcasters and mascots on a bus to various cities in Reds Country.
One area Jose is most passionate about is helping children. The Reds host a Make-A-Wish visitor before every Friday home game, and Jose is always one of the first players to spend time with the youngster. In 2025, when the Reds hosted a boy named Braxton, the Reds catcher ordered the youngster a personalized bat, catching gear and staged a locker directly next to his in the Reds clubhouse.
Among the annual youth-related initiatives he participates in is the Fantasy Camp for Kids at the Reds Youth Academy, which is a special one-day camp for kids from the Joe Nuxhall Miracle League who face physical or mental challenges. He regularly attends Cincinnati Children’s Hospital with teammates to visit with patients, meets with children at the ballpark once a year who are on ventilators, participates in the now annual Players' Weekend program where Cincinnati Children’s patients design and paint cleats for the players to wear and then have auctioned off for charity. Jose has also offered a one-hour private catching lesson to be auctioned off and raise proceeds benefiting the Reds Community Fund (RCF), and he donated all his catching equipment after each season to the Reds Authentics program to raise money for the RCF.
In Texas, Jose’s impact continues to be felt across several communities.
This year, Jose organized a trip and provided funding to fly a 15U Texas baseball team to Cincinnati, stay in a hotel, attend a Reds game, tour the Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, and watch fireworks from the field.
Every offseason since 2017, Jose hosts a toy drive in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he arrives via helicopter dressed as Santa to distribute gifts and spread cheer.
Inspired by the Reds Youth Academy in Cincinnati where he makes regular appearances, he has contributed significant funding to build his own multimillion-dollar youth baseball complex in Texas.
He started “Trevi’s Winter World Series” in South Texas, which is one of the largest youth baseball tournaments in the country. Last offseason, more than 150 teams (1,800-plus kids) participated.
In 2022, Jose rented out the Six Flags theme park for children affected by the horrific tragedy in Uvalde, Texas.
There is no quantifying Jose Trevino’s influence in every community he’s been a part of, and that is certainly the case in Cincinnati. He continues to be one of the Reds’ most respected yet humble ambassadors and his selflessness has inspired many of his teammates to get out of their comfort zones and participate in related community efforts.
