Draft and minor leagues (2014–2017) The
Texas Rangers selected Trevino in the sixth round of the
2014 MLB draft. He made his professional debut with the
Spokane Indians of the
Low-A 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
Single-A South Atlantic League in 2015, hitting .262/.291/.415/.707 with 14 home runs along with 63 RBIs, 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
High-A California League and won a minor league
Gold Glove Award. With High Desert, he hit .303/.342/.434/.776 with nine home runs and 68 RBIs. 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 RBIs. The Rangers added Trevino to their 40-man roster after the 2017 season. Trevino was awarded the MiLB
Rawlings Gold Glove Award for catchers, in both 2016 and 2017. He spent the 2018 minor league season with Frisco, hitting .234/.284/.332/.615 with three home runs and 16 RBIs.
Texas Rangers (2018–2021) 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 RBIs. 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 RBIs over 40 games. Trevino played in 24 games for the Rangers in the
pandemic shortened season in 2020, slashing .250/.280/.434 with two home runs and nine RBIs in 76 at-bats. Over 89 games in 2021, Trevino hit .239/.267/.340/.607 with five home runs and 30 RBIs.
New York Yankees (2022–2024) On April 2, 2022, the Rangers traded Trevino to the
New York Yankees in exchange for
Albert Abreu and Robert Ahlstrom. He supplanted
Kyle Higashioka as the Yankees starting catcher and was named an
American League All-Star reserve. In 2022, Trevino batted .248/.283/.388 with 11 home runs and 43 RBIs. He was one of the best defensive players of the season, winning a
Fielding Bible Award, a
Gold Glove Award, and being the first Yankee and the first American League catcher to win the
Platinum Glove Award as the best defensive player in his league. Eligible for
salary arbitration, Trevino and the Yankees agreed to a $2.36 million salary for the 2023 season. In 55 games for the team in 2023, Trevino batted .210/.257/.312 with 4 home runs and 15 RBI. On July 21, it was announced that Trevino would undergo season-ending surgery to repair a
ligament tear in his right wrist, which had bothered him since spring training. Trevino and the Yankees agreed on a $2.73 million salary for the 2024 season. He played in 74 games for the Yankees in 2024, batting .215/.288/.354 with 8 home runs and 28 RBI.
Cincinnati Reds On December 20, 2024, the Yankees traded Trevino to the
Cincinnati Reds in exchange for
Fernando Cruz and
Alex Jackson. On March 20, 2025, Trevino agreed to a three-year contract extension worth $14.925 million with the Reds. On June 30, Trevino appeared as a pitcher in a game against the
Boston Red Sox, and recorded his first career pitching strikeout against
Marcelo Mayer. ==Personal life==