“But once a Yankee, always a Yankee, except when we’re playing them,” Jose Trevino exclaimed after the Reds won the three-game series by 2-1. And amid this tough faceoff, he made everybody chuckle on the diamond. Some even called it trolling!
In December 2024, the Yankees sent him to Cincinnati. By March 2025, Trevino had signed a $15 million, three-year contract till 2027. And on the Yankees’ first trip to Cincinnati this season, he decided to play a prank.
Trevino walked up to Alice in Chains’ “Rooster,” and then it was Judge’s “Hello” walk-up song. What followed was hearts full of laughter and warm words. But soon, those pranks were called trolling! But that’s so not true…
After the series, in a candid conversation with MLB Network, Trevino shared his thoughts behind those acts. “To be honest, I was thinking about it just because I have a ton of respect for the guys over there.” Jose Trevino explained, “I wanted to honor them, and it was not kind of to troll them. We had some special moments there… together as teammates.”
And he has more on his fun playlist, but he couldn’t because “people started saying, ‘oh you’re trolling them, making fun of them.’ But that’s not what I was doing.” It was all friendly. And even Aaron Judge loved it!
Post-game, Judge was asked about Trevino choosing his walk-out song. He really “loved it.”
Tbh, the pranks were a lighthearted way to celebrate the camaraderie forged in the dugout.
But coming to the series, apart from Jose Trevino, the Reds came out swinging. They won the first two games, 6–1 and 5–4 in extra innings, thanks to Elly De La Cruz’s amazing performance in game one, when he hit a home run, a triple, and three RBIs. New York won the last game 7–1 and avoided the sweep.
But Trevino’s competitive spirit didn’t end with the walk-up songs. It spilled onto the field, which led to a tense ejection.
Prank that backfired? Trevino sparks Chisholm’s ejection
The joke reached its peak late in Tuesday’s 5–4 game in 11 innings, when Jazz Chisholm Jr. lost it after being called out for a strike on a 2–0 pitch. While Chisholm was taking warm-up grounders at 3B, Jose Trevino pointed to home plate umpire Mark Wegner. He seemed to tell him to pay attention to Chisholm’s actions.
Wegner then ejected Chisholm, which made him lose his composure until Yankees manager Aaron Boone intervened.
Jul 30, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Yankees third base Jazz Chisholm Jr. (13) hits a three RBI home run during the seventh inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Before the next game, Boone said, “I’m a little down on Trevy right now. I think he contributed to the ejection… he got Mark looking in that direction.”
However, the next day in the Yankees’ 7–1 win on Wednesday, Chisholm responded with his own swag. He hit a 433-foot homer in the third inning, scoring two runs. He then walked around the bases and joked to Trevino, “That was for last night.”
After the game, there was a mix of teasing and mutual respect. Chisholm admitted that Trevino was to blame for the ejection but laughed it off. “That’s just his game; we know Trevi… I thought it was pretty funny.”
Indeed, a memorable series that included everything: Funny jabs, ejection, and, of course, a great game.
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