Graduated from John Paul II High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, where he led the school to consecutive state titles in 2010 and 2011...had his No. 21 retired in 2016...Played collegiately at Oral Roberts University (Texas) from 2012-14...in 2014 was named the shortstop on the Southland Conference All-Conference Second Team after earning a spot on the third team as a catcher in 2013...was inducted into the school's Athletic Department Hall of Fame in 2020...made an in-season transition from third base to shortstop for the Golden Eagles as a junior...In December 2022, surprised the Uvalde Little League team, arriving in a stretch limo and greeting each kid with a Yankees hat...after a group shopping trip and a drive around San Antonio, took the team and their families to Six Flags Fiesta Texas - which he rented out for the day - to ride roller coasters and play games...Has partnered with Big League Impact to raise money for Special Hearts in the Arts...Since 2017, has held Trevino's Toy Drive, a project that has collected thousands of toys and raised thousands of dollars for families in need of assistance during the holidays...his toy drive has benefitted organizations such as the Boys and Girls Club of Alice, West Side Helping Hand and Operation Once in a Lifetime...Has raised money for charity through the sales of his "Hip Hip Jose" t-shirts.
2025
On 3/20 agreed to terms with the Reds on a new two-year contract extension through the 2027 season, with a club option for 2028...Set a new single-season career high with 20 doubles, surpassing his previous best of 14 set with the Rangers in 2021...Became the third Reds catcher since 1900 with 20+ doubles in his first season with the team, joining Ernie Lombardi (1932) and Benito Santiago (1995)…His 39 strikeouts this season were tied for fourth-fewest among all Major Leaguers with 250+ at-bats, behind SD's Luis Arraez (21), WSH's Keibert Ruiz (26) and teammate Santiago Espinal (38)…Served as CIN's Opening Day starter at catcher in his team debut (3/27 vs SF)…became the sixth Red since 1952 to begin his stint with the club by starting at catcher on Opening Day, joining Brayan Peña (2014), Ramon Hernandez (2009), Benito Santiago (1995), Alex Trevino (1982) and Andy Seminick (1952)…Appeared on his sixth career Opening Day roster and first with the Reds...From 4/15 vs Sea to 4/19 at BAL doubled in four straight starts...became just the 10th Red (11th occurrence) since 1900 to produce a double in four consecutive starts at catcher, the first since Tucker Barnhart did so in 2016...In the eighth inning on 4/27 at Col singled off Zach Agnos for his 300th career hit...in the third inning on 4/28 vs STL hit his first career homer at Great American Ball Park, a game-tying, solo shot off Andre Pallante...On 5/1 vs STL recorded his 150th career RBI on a sac fly off Matthew Liberatore...On 5/8 at ATL became the sixth Reds catcher since 1900 with three doubles in a game, joining Austin Wynns (2024), Jason LaRue (2003), Johnny Edwards (1965), Ray Lamanno (1947) and Ernie Lombardi (5x, last: 1938)…His 10 doubles through his first 30 games as a member of the Reds (3/27-5/13) were most by a CIN catcher in that span since 1900...In the fifth inning on 5/25 vs CHC doubled off Caleb Thielbar for his 100th career extra-base hit...On 6/20 at STL became the ninth Major Leaguer since 1900 with 16+ doubles through his first 45 games at catcher with a team (last: SF s Steven Vogt, 2019)…Was the only position player to appear on the mound for the Reds this season, with those outings coming 6/30 at Bos and 7/8 vs MIA....in the 13-6 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park on 6/30, collected his first career strikeout as a pitcher, Marcelo Mayer (strikeout looking, bottom of eighth)…On 7/8 vs MIA became the fourth Red in the expansion era (since 1961) to record multiple hits during a game in which he also appeared on the mound, joining Max Schrock (2021), Kyle Farmer (2019), and Scooter Gennett (2017)…His 24 extra-base hits on the year matched his single-season career high (2022 w/NYY) and were three more than the combined total from his last two campaigns as a member of the Yankees (129g, 2023-24)…Was selected to the Reds National League Wild Card Series roster, but did not appear in the series against the Dodgers.
2024
Hit .215 (45-for-209) with 26 runs, five doubles, eight home runs, 28 RBI, 20 walks and one stolen base in 73 games with the Yankees...Set a career high in walks...his eight HR were his second-most in a single season (11HR in 2022)...According to Baseball Savant, his 10 catcher framing runs were the fourth-most in the Majors (Catcher Framing Runs converts strikes to runs saved on a .125 run/strike basis and includes park and pitcher adjustments)...Ranked fifth among Major League catchers with a 50.8% strike rate (Baseball Savant)...His 3.49 catcher's ERA ranked fourth in the AL and eighth in the Majors among catchers that played at least 500.0 innings...Four times recorded a career-high-tying three RBI: 4/16 at Tor, 4/28 at Mil, 5/12 at TB and 6/12 at KC...Made his third career Opening Day start on 3/28 at Hou...In his first 33 games of the season (3/28-5/26), hit .283/.327/.434 (28-for-99) with 14 runs, five HR, 17 RBI, six walks, one hit-by-pitch and one sac fly...Recorded a season-high eight-game hitting streak from 4/13g1-4/25, the second-longest hitting streak of his career (9g from 9/22/21-4/16/22)...hit .423/.464/.654 (11-for-26) over that span...Hit safely in a career-high 17 straight starts from 4/13g1-5/19...Reached base in a career-high 24 straight starts from 4/13g1-6/4...Hit his first home run of the season with a solo shot in the fourth inning on 4/14 at Cle...His 10 RBI from 4/14-28 marked his most in a nine-game span in his career...Hit a pinch-hit game-tying RBI single in the ninth inning on 4/17 at Tor...marked his third career pinch-hit in the ninth inning-or-later that either tied the game or gave his club the lead (also “walk-off” singles in the 10th inning on 5/3/23 vs. Cle and in the 13th inning on 6/10/22 vs. Chc)...Hit his second homer of the year with a go-ahead solo HR in the second inning on 4/25 vs. Oak...Made his first career appearance as a pitcher on 4/27 at Mil, allowing two earned runs in 1.0 inning of relief (2H, 1BB)...Hit three home runs over a four-game span from 5/12-18...Recorded his second career multi-HR game on 5/12 at TB, hitting a two-run shot in the 4th inning and a solo HR in the eighth inning (also 2 HR on 8/1/22 vs. Sea)...was the first multi-HR game by a Yankee since Aaron Judge’s two HR on 9/27/23 at Tor...his three RBI tied his career high...Hit his fifth home run of the year with a solo shot in the second inning on 5/18 vs. CHW...Drove in a run in a career-high four straight games (with a PA) from 6/10-16...Drove in seven runs over four starts from 6/10-16...Homered in three straight games with an AB from 6/12-16...marked the longest streak of his career...Hit his sixth home run of the season with a three-run shot in the first inning on 6/12 at KC...his three RBI matched his career high...Hit his seventh home run of the year with a solo shot in the ninth inning on 6/14 at Bos and hit his eighth HR of the season with a solo shot in the sixth inning on 6/16 at Bos...Made his second career pitching appearance on 6/20 vs. Bal, allowing one earned run in one inning of relief (3h, 1bb)...Exited the game on 7/12 at Bal in the ninth inning with a quad injury...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 7/13 with a left quad strain...missed 26 team games...in three rehab games with AA-Somerset, batted .250 (2-for-8, 1r, 1bb)...was returned from rehab and reinstated from the injured list on 8/15...Recorded his fourth career stolen base on 8/16 at Det...marked his first stolen base since 7/14/22 vs. Cin...Recorded a career-high 3 walks on 8/20 vs. Cle...After being reinstated from the injured list, hit .098 (4-for-41, 4r, 1 2B, 1rbi, 7bb, 1sb) in 14 games...In seven Spring Training games, hit .250/.238/.400 (5-for-20)...missed the first two weeks of Spring Training with a calf strain.
2023
Hit .210 (33-for-157) with 15R, 4 doubles, 4HR, 15RBI and 8BB in 55 games…missed the second half of the season after undergoing surgery on his right wrist...Posted a .993 fielding percentage (3E/431TC) in 54 games (49 starts) as a catcher...Recorded a 3.64 catcher’s ERA…at the time he was placed on the injured list on 7/21, ranked fifth in the Majors in catcher’s ERA...Made his second career Opening Day start and first with the Yankees on 3/30 vs. San Francisco, going 1-for-3 with 1R...Hit his first home run of the year with a two-run shot in the seventh inning on 4/5 vs. Philadelphia, marking his 100th and 101st career RBI...Hit 2HR in a three-game span from 4/27-5/1...Hit a pinch-hit “walk-off” single in the 10th inning on 5/3 vs. Cleveland…marked his fourth career “walk-off” hit and his third with the Yankees (also a “walk-off” single in the 13th inning on 6/10/22 vs. Chicago-NL, a “walk-off” single in the 11th inning on 5/24/22 vs. Baltimore and a “walk-off” single in the ninth inning on 6/17/18 vs. Colorado with Texas)…was one of two pinch-hit “walk-off” hits by a Yankee this season (also DJ LeMahieu’s “walk-off” single in the ninth inning on 4/22 vs. Toronto)…was the first pinch-hit “walk-off” hit by a Yankee in extra innings since his own “walk-off” single in the 13th inning on 6/10/22 vs. Chicago-NL...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 5/18 with a left hamstring strain…missed 11 team games…was reinstated on 5/30...Was placed on the 10-day injured list on 7/21 (retroactive to 7/18) with a right wrist tear and missed the remainder of the season…underwent surgery on his right wrist on 7/26…the procedure was performed by Dr. Paul Hovis at TMI Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery…was transferred to the 60-day injured list on 8/1…missed the final 67 games of the season.
2022
In his first season with the Yankees, batted .248 (83-for-335) with 39R, 12 doubles, one triple, 11HR, 43RBI, 15BB, 2HP, 1SF and 2SB in 115 games…recorded career highs in games, runs scored, hits, HR and RBI...Won his first career Gold Glove Award and was named the AL Platinum Glove winner…was just the third Yankees catcher (sixth time) to win a Gold Glove, joining Thurman Munson (1973-75) and Elston Howard (1963-64)…he was also the first Yankee and the first AL catcher to win the Platinum Glove since its initiation in 2011...According to Sports Info Solutions, his 21 defensive runs saved were the most in the Majors among catchers...His 3.09 catcher’s ERA was the third-lowest in the Majors...Posted a .993 fielding percentage (6E/866TC) in 112 games (89 starts) at catcher…had just two passed balls...Hit .355/.396/.505 (33-for-93) with six doubles, one triple, 2HR, 31RBI, 6BB, 1HP and 1SF with RISP…his .355 BA was the fifth-highest in the Majors and the second-highest in the AL...Recorded a career-high-tying 3RBI three times (5/16 at Baltimore, 5/24 vs. Baltimore, 6/3 vs. Detroit)...Was acquired by the Yankees from the Texas Rangers in exchange for RHP Albert Abreu and LHP Robert Ahlstrom on April 2, 2022...Was 5-for-10 (.500) with 2R, one double, 2RBI and 1SB over his first five games of the season (4/8-16)…also had a career-high nine-game hitting streak from 9/22/21-4/16/22, batting .484/.500/.710 (15-for-31) with 6R, one double, 2HR, 5RBI, 1BB and 1SB over that span...Made his Yankees debut on Opening Day vs. Boston, entering the game in the 11th inning as a defensive replacement at catcher (did not bat)...Picked up his first hit as a Yankee with a single in the fourth inning on 4/10 vs. Boston...Stole his second career base on 4/14 vs. Toronto…was the first Yankees catcher to steal a base since Austin Romine on 7/20/19 vs. Colorado…also stole a base later in the year on 7/14 vs. Cincinnati...Reached base safely in 16 of his 19 starts from 5/8-6/11…hit safely in 15 of those games...His eight-game on-base streak from 5/13- 26 was the second-longest of his career, trailing only his nine-game stretch from 9/22/21-4/16/22...Batted .440/.472/.800 (22-for-50) with 9R, one double, one triple, 5HR, 15RBI and 3BB over 18 games from 5/16-6/11...Had a season-high six-game hitting streak from 5/16-26, batting .409/.435/.727 (9-for-22) with 2R, one double, 2HR, 7RBI and 1BB in that stretch…was tied for the second-longest hitting streak of his career, trailing only a nine-game streak from 9/22/21-4/16/22...Hit his first HR of the year on 5/16 at Baltimore with a three-run HR in the fourth inning…was his first HR since 10/1/21 vs. Cleveland with Texas…also recorded a career-high-tying 3RBI (most since 9/8/21 at Arizona with Texas)...On 5/24 vs. Baltimore, hit a solo HR in the third inning, a game-tying RBI single in the seventh inning and a “walk-off” single in the 11th inning…marked his second career “walk-off” hit (also a “walk-off” single in the ninth inning on 6/17/18 vs. Colorado with Texas)…marked his first game of the season with at least 3H and his first such game since 9/25/21 at Baltimore (3H)…also reached base four times, setting a new career high...Hit his first career triple on 6/3 vs. Detroit...Hit a pinch-hit “walk-off” single in the 13th inning on 6/10 vs. Chicago-NL…was the second Yankee in 2022 to record a pinch-hit “walk-off” hit (also Gleyber Torres’ pinch-hit “walk-off” single on 4/23 vs. Cleveland in the ninth inning)…was the first pinch-hit “walk-off” hit by a Yankee in extra innings since Ryan LaMarre’s pinch-hit “walk-off” single on 7/21/21 vs. Philadelphia in the 10th inning…was his third career “walk-off” hit…also hit a “walk-off” single in the 11th inning on 5/24/22 vs. Baltimore and a “walk-off” single in the ninth inning on 6/17/18 vs. Colorado with Texas...Hit a go-ahead two-run HR in the eighth inning on 6/22 at Tampa Bay…was his sixth HR of the season (in just his 45th game of the season), surpassing his previous career high (previous: 5HR in 89 games in 2021)… marked his third hit of the season that gave the Yankees the lead in the eighth inning-or-later (also a “walk-off” single in the 13th inning on 6/10 vs. Chicago-NL and a “walk-off” single in the 11th inning on 5/24 vs. Baltimore)…had two such hits in his career prior to 2022...Batted .319/.338/.522 (22-for-69) with 8R, five doubles, 3HR, 10RBI, 2BB and 1SB over a 17-start stretch from 7/7-8/8…reached base in 14 of those 17 starts...Was named to his first career All-Star Game…was selected via the player ballot…entered the game as a defensive replacement at catcher in the fifth inning and recorded a single off Milwaukee’s Devin Williams in the seventh inning (1-for-2)...Recorded a career-high 4H on 7/24 at Baltimore…marked just the second time since 2015 a Yankees catcher recorded 4H in a game (also Gary Sánchez’s 4H on 5/19/18 at Kansas City)…also reached base a career-high tying four times (also four times on 5/24 vs. Baltimore)...In the month of August, hit .286/.313/.442 (22-for-77) with 11R, three doubles, 3HR, 7RBI, 2BB, and 1HP over 21 games…reached base in 15 of those 21 games...Over an 11-game span from 8/1-17, batted .326/.326/.543 (15-for-46) with 4R, one double, 3HR and 6RBI…hit safely in nine of those 11 games...Recorded his first career multi-HR game on 8/1 vs. Seattle, hitting a solo HR in the fourth inning and a solo HR in the eighth inning…was the second time a Yankees batter hit 2HR from the No. 9 spot in the lineup in 2022 (also Joey Gallo’s 2HR on 6/9/22 at Minnesota)…marked just the third time in franchise history the Yankees have had multiple such games in a single season (also Russell Martin twice in 2011 and Juan Rivera and John Flaherty both did so in 2003)...Homered in back-to-back games for the first time in his career from 8/1-2, hitting 3HR in that span...Left the game on 9/16 at Milwaukee in the seventh inning with a right knee contusion...Hit his career-high 11th HR of the season with a go-ahead solo HR in the fourth inning on 10/5 at Texas… snapped a career-high 39-game homerless streak from 8/5-10/4-G2 (previous: 32G from 6/22-9/22/21)...Made the postseason for the first time in his career…started seven of the Yankees’ nine postseason games… made his postseason debut in ALDS Game 1 vs. Cleveland, driving in the Yankees’ go-ahead run with a fifth inning sac fly…picked up his only hit of the postseason in ALDS Game 5 vs. Cleveland with a single off James Karinchak in the sixth inning.
2021
Made a team-high 81 starts at catcher in his first full MLB season...batted .239 with 5 HR and 30 RBI in 89 G…his five HR in 2021 were more than his career total entering the season (4)… slashed .286/.330/.440/.769 (26-91) over his final 26 G from 8/18-end of season, raising his season BA from .216 to .239, but still finished with the A.L.’s 8th-lowest OPS figure (.607) among players with 250+ AB…Rangers went 26-55 in his starts… threw out just six of 46 (13%) attempted base stealers…joined with Jonah Heim to post FanGraphs’ highest team pitch framing score in the Majors (16.7), well clear of the next-closest team (MIL-12.5)…was individually ranked among the top catchers in MLB by 3 statistical sites that measure pitch framing: Baseball Prospectus (2nd), FanGraphs (3rd), Baseball Savant (3rd)… started eight straight games at catcher from 8/21-29 w/ Jonah Heim on the COVID-19 Related IL, most consecutive games started by a TEX catcher since Gerald Laird, eight straight (5/10-17/07).
2020
Slashed .250/.280/.434/.715 (19-76) with 8 doubles and 2 home runs over small sample size of plate appearances… would have easily surpassed his career high marks for on-base pct., slugging pct. and OPS…sported an avg. exit velocity on batted balls of 87.9 mph according to Baseball Savant (Statcast), an uptick from his 2019 (86.8) and career (87.1) figures…10.1° launch angle was also an increase from 2019 output (8.3°)… ranked among A.L. rookie leaders in 2B (T2nd, 8) and XBH (6th, 10) at the time of his IL placement on 9/13…had 4 straight multi-hit games w/ an XBH, 8/19-22, joining Iván Rodríguez (2x, 6/10-14/00 and 8/14-18/02) as only C’s in TEX history with such a streak…had 24 G/20 starts at C (17 GS) and DH (3 GS)…2nd most starts behind the plate among TEX catchers this season behind only Jeff Mathis (22)…threw out 1-of-10 (10%) attempted base stealers and had a 4.89 CERA, lowest on club.
2019
Made his 2019 debut with Texas on 8/3 and was featured in 40 games/32 starts behind the plate…started 13 of the team's last 16 games, catching 121.0 of a possible 140.0 innings during that span...turned in 3-for-3 outing (2 2B, 2 RBI) on 8/30 vs. SEA, becoming the 1st Rangers catcher to record a 3-hit game since Robinson Chirinos (3-for-4) on 9/12/18 at LAA...connected for his 1st career home run on 8/19 vs. LAA (Dillon Peters)…had 2 hits and a walk on 9/14 vs. OAK after subbing for Jeff Mathis, just the 3rd Texas reserve since the start of 2009 to reach base safely 3+ times in a 9-inn. game, joining Nomar Mazara (9/6/16 at SEA) and Jared Hoying (7/6/16 at BOS)…batted .313/.328/.500/.828 (20-64) in 22 appearances at Globe Life Park in Arlington compared to .196/.207/.250/.457 (11-56) in 18 road contests...closed the season by hitting .296/.306/.432/.738 (24-81) over his last 24 G/21 GS to raise batting avg. from .179 to .258…posted a catcher ERA of 5.53, 2nd on the club to Jeff Mathis (4.09), as well as a caught stealing percentage of 40.0% (6 CS/9 SB) to lead Texas backstops.
MINORS: Spent the balance of 2019 at Nashville (AAA) where he batted .226/.263/.336/.598 (33-146) with 2 HR and 22 RBI in 40 G...hit .235 (24-102) over 1st 28 G of the season before suffering right quad strain that would sideline him for nearly 2 months…was on the injured list from 5/19-7/10, including 11-G rehab assignment with AZL Rangers (Rk.) from 6/24-7/8… slashed .205/.234/.341/.575 (9-44) in 12 G following the IL stint before he was recalled on 8/2, the same day Isiah Kiner-Falefa made his season debut at third base for Texas…with the Sounds, logged an unblemished 1.000 fielding pct. (0 E/345 TC) and threw out 9 of 38 (23.6%) runners attempting to steal.
2018
In his only major league stint to date, was recalled from Frisco for a 3-game series 6/15-17 vs. COL and appeared in all 3 games, going 2-for-8 with 3 RBI…both hits drove in runs, including a walk-off 2-run single off Wade Davis in the 9th inning of the Father's Day series finale on 6/17 vs. COL, his most recent MLB game…entered that contest as a defensive replacement, becoming 4th catcher in Rangers history to post a gameending hit with the club trailing…others: Mike Stanley (7/27/87 vs. MIL), Ivan Rodriguez (9/8/98 vs. KC), and Jonathan Lucroy (9/16/16 vs. OAK)…lone start was 6/16 vs. COL, when he posted game-tying single in the 7th for his 1st MLB hit (off Kyle Freeland).
2017
Spent season at Double-A Frisco, batting .241/.275/.323/.598 over 105 G and 423 PA's in his 1st Double-A action, lowest career figures in all slash categories…his 9.61 PA/SO was 3rd-best in the Texas League…rated statistically as the top defensive catcher in the Texas League at DoubleFrisco, compiling a .996 fielding percentage and leading all TL backstops in games (99), total chances (829), putouts (762), assists (64), and caught stealing percentage (41.3%, 33-of80)…had just 3 passed balls…selected for a minor league Gold Glove Award for the 2nd consecutive season, and was also Rangers Minor League Defender of the Year…selected to league's midseason and postseason All-Star squads…went 0-for-2 for victorious South team in 6/27 All-Star Game in Frisco.
2016
Earned mid-season and postseason All-Star honors in the California League...tabbed the 18th-best prospect in the CAL League by Baseball America…rated statistically as the best defensive catcher on the circuit, leading all CAL League backstops in fielding percentage (.998) and caught stealing percentage (48.0%)…ranked among the league's batting leaders in average (7th, .303), doubles (T8th, 30), and RBI (T14th, 68)… whiffed in just 10.5% of his plate appearances, lowest among all Texas farmhands and 18th-lowest among all qualifying minor leaguers in full season leagues…batted .397/.417/.574 (27-68) vs. left-handed pitchers and .285/.328/.408 (104-365) vs. righthanders…hit .242 (23-95) over 1st 25 games and .320 (108- 338) in final 84 contests…was named the organization's Minor League Defender of the Month for July…batted .375 (12-32) with 2 doubles, a home run, and a club-best 9 RBI over 7 postseason games for the CAL League champion Mavericks.
2015
Garnered All-Star honors for the 2nd straight season, earning a spot in the South Atlantic League All-Star Game….made the full conversion to catcher, appearing in 87 games behind the plate for the Crawdads…compiled a .992 fielding percentage (6 E/760 TC) and threw out 31 of 92 (33.7%) of attempted basestealers, 5thhighest percentage in the SAL…ranked among the team leaders in home runs (2nd, 14), RBI (2nd, 63), and doubles (T2nd, 19)… batted .318 (7-22) over 6 games in the SAL playoffs…played in 6 games with the Surprise Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League, batting .217 (5-23).
2014
Earned Northwest League All-Star honors in 1st professional season…was the MiLB.com Top Star of the Game at the NWL All-Star Game, recording a pair of doubles in the contest…ranked among the NWL leaders in home runs (T3rd, 9), RBI (4th, 49), and doubles (6th, 18)…logged time at catcher, second, third, and shortstop
