Carlos "Bobby" Treviño Castro ( reh-vee-nyo August 15, 1945 – December 5, 2018) was a Mexican professional

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. He played in

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(MLB) during 1968, for the

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, and played 13 seasons in the

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, between 1964 and 1979. During his playing career, he was listed at and . His younger brother,

Alex Treviño Alejandro Treviño Castro (born August 26, 1957) is a Mexican former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, San Francisco Giants, Los Angeles Dodgers, and ...

, also played in MLB."Bobby Trevino Statistics and History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-03.

Career

Treviño was born in

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. He was on the Mexican team that won the 1958 Little League World Series title. Treviño started his

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career in 1964, at the age of 20. He played in both the Mexican Center League and the

that season."Bobby Trevino Minor League Statistics & History"
''baseball-reference.com''. Retrieved 2010-12-03. In 1966, Treviño (known as "Bobby" in the United States) had his contract purchased by the

. He hit .268 for the El Paso Sun Kings in the

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in 1967 and then went to the

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's Seattle Angels. He hit poorly at Seattle and then returned to El Paso. On May 22, 1968, the Angels called Treviño up to their major league roster to replace an injured Jay Johnstone. Treviño played 17 games for the Angels, getting 9

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in 40

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s, with 1 run scored, 1

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, and 1

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). Those games were Treviño's only appearances in MLB. In 1969, Treviño made history at El Paso. He started off the season hot at the plate and had a base hit in each of his first 37 games. The 37-game

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set a Texas League record that still stands. It was probably Treviño's best year in professional baseball, as he set career-highs in

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(.314),

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s (6), and RBI (92). However, before the 1970 season, the California Angels organization sent him back to the Mexican League. Treviño did not play in organized baseball after 1979. He later managed in Mexico for three seasons in the 1970s and 1980s. He died at his home on December 5, 2018.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Trevino, Bobby 1945 births 2018 deaths California Angels players Diablos Rojos del México players El Paso Sun Kings players Major League Baseball outfielders Major League Baseball players from Mexico 20th-century Mexican sportsmen Mexican expatriate baseball players in the United States Mexican League baseball managers Seattle Angels players Baseball players from Monterrey