BALTIMORE -- Jose Trevino was one of the first players in the clubhouse Sunday morning. The catcher’s first stop was not to the food room or the video room; he wandered over to the corner of the visiting clubhouse in Camden Yards where the pitchers’ lockers were clustered. Just a few were there, but he checked in with Lucas Luetge and then said something to Aroldis Chapman, who had walked in a winning run two nights before, that made the closer smile and chuckle.
“That’s exactly who he is,” Isiah Kiner-Falefa said. " He really cares about his teammates and his pitchers especially. He goes out of his way to get to know them, makes sure they feel comfortable with him and takes care of them (on the field). He cares a lot.”
Trevino was acquired from the Rangers -- where he was teammates with Kiner-Falefa and Joey Gallo -- a few days before the end of spring training. He’s played in five of the Yankees’ first 10 games, three starts, and has already made an impact. Trevino isn’t a power hitter, but he’s contributed offensively to each game in which he’s played. He’s 5-for-10 with a double and two RBI this season, which is a small sample size but he’s been a career .251/.274/.369 hitter in limited playing time over the last five years.
