Biography
Jose Trevino (born November 28, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Amateur career
Trevino attended St. John Paul II High School in Corpus Christi, Texas. Undrafted out of high school, he attended Oral Roberts University and played college baseball for the Golden Eagles. In 2013, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. He was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 6th round of the 2014 MLB draft.
Professional career
Trevino made his professional debut with the Spokane Indians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, playing catcher, third base, and second base, while hitting .257/.313/.448/.761 with 9 home runs and 49 RBIs. Trevino played for the Hickory Crawdads of the Class A South Atlantic League in 2015, hitting .262/.291/.415/.707 with 14 home runs along with 63 RBI, while becoming a full-time catcher. After the season, he played in the Arizona Fall League. In 2016, he played for the High Desert Mavericks of the Class A-Advanced California League and won a minor league Gold Glove Award. With High Desert, he hit .303/.342/.434/.776 with 9 home runs and 68 RBI. He played in the Arizona Fall League after the season for the second consecutive year.Trevino spent 2017 with the Frisco RoughRiders of the Double-A Texas League, hitting .241/.275/.323/.598 with 7 home runs and 42 RBI. The Rangers added Trevino to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. He spent the 2018 minor league season with Frisco, hitting .234/.284/.332/.615 with 3 home runs and 16 RBI. Trevino made his major league debut with the Rangers on June 15, 2018, in a game against the Colorado Rockies. On June 16, Trevino recorded his first major league hit, a RBI single. On June 17, Trevino delivered his first career walk-off hit, a 2-run single off of Wade Davis. Trevino underwent season-ending surgery on his left shoulder on July 20, 2018.In 2019, Trevino split minor league time between the Triple-A Nashville Sounds and the AZL Rangers of the Rookie-level Arizona League, hitting a combined .214/.253/.324/.577 with 3 home runs and 28 RBI. Trevino suffered a quad injury and was placed on the injured list from May 19 to June 24. He was recalled to Texas on August 2. He finished the 2019 season with Texas hitting .258/.272/.383/.655 with 2 home runs and 13 RBI over 40 games.
Awards
Trevino was awarded the MiLB Rawlings Gold Glove Award for catchers, in both 2016 and 2017.
Personal life
Trevino's father, Joe "Bugé" Trevino, died during Jose's junior year at Oral Robert's. Trevino has one son, Josiah Cruz, who was born five days before he made his MLB debut.