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Daily Mirror
20-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
How two-time The Open champion LOST money despite winning back-to-back after £5,000 bet
Lee Trevino won The Open in 1971, a title he defended the following year, but he was left to rue a £5,000 bet he made before the tournament after claiming victory at Royal Birkdale Golfing icon Lee Trevino was left to rue a wager he struck at The Open Championship following his triumph in the prestigious tournament. The 85-year-old claimed two of his six major titles at The Open in back-to-back years during 1971 and 1972. The American legend also boasts two PGA Championships and two US Open victories, with only the Masters eluding his collection. Across his 40-year career competing on the PGA Tour and subsequently the PGA Tour Champions, he amassed 92 professional victories and substantial earnings. Yet there were occasions when the former player lamented financial losses, particularly following his maiden Open triumph. After narrowly defeating Taiwan's Lu Liang-Huan - affectionately dubbed Mr. Lu by British golf enthusiasts - to claim victory at Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Trevino later confessed he routinely haemorrhaged money during UK appearances. "Every time I went over there for the Open I lost money, every damn time," Trevino claimed during a 2017 interview. "Airfare, accommodation, caddie fees, carousing. It all adds up." His most significant financial blow occurred in 1971 following an encounter with two nuns while heading to his practice round. The pair informed the Texan they were offering prayers for his success, prompting the generous golfer to pledge a staggering £5,000 from his prize money should he emerge victorious. After sinking birdies on five of the first six holes on Sunday, Trevino secured victory, with the nuns turning up as expected to collect their winnings. "I made 13,000 pounds," Trevino revealed. "But after travelling over there with [then wife] Claudia, paying the caddie, donating 5,000 to the nuns, I was in the hole. I won the tournament and lost money." As the 2025 Open reaches its climax on Sunday, Rory McIlroy remains in the running at T4 alongside Chris Gotterup on eight under. However, he still is some way off leader Scottie Scheffler, who topped the leaderboard with a score of -14 before the final round. Despite not having a win in his last six tournaments, the Northern Irishman ended an 11-year major drought in April by clinching the Masters. However, he ran into trouble at the PGA Championship when his driver was found to be non-compliant with regulations. Consequently, he had to abandon his trusty club just two days before the major. To help McIlroy handle fans teasing him about his driver issues at tee-off, Trevino offered some advice. He encouraged McIlroy to retort with some light-hearted banter. Speaking to The Times, Trevino said: "He's going to the tee, these guys are full of Bud and they're saying, 'Rory, is this driver legal?' "You don't need that s***. He could have used some humour. I'd have said, 'I'm trying to be No. 1, and if I can get another five or six illegal clubs in this bag, I'm going to try.'"
New York Post
09-07-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Ex-Yankee Jose Trevino throws slowest pitch of MLB season — here's what it was clocked at
In the middle of a laugher between the Reds and Marlins, Cincinnati had a few jokes up its sleeve as the club looked to limp out of Tuesday's game without wasting their pitchers. Reds backup catcher Jose Trevino, the former Yankee, came in to put an end to an eventual 12-2 Marlins win and threw the slowest pitch in MLB this season with his 31.1-mph pitch in the ninth inning to catcher Agustin Ramirez, according to Baseball Savant. Advertisement Trevino hilariously was credited with employing three pitch types: a fastball that topped out in the low 60s, an eephus that bottomed out at 31.1 but also hovered in the low 40s and a knuckleball that sat consistently in the 50s. He threw 35 pitches in his outing, allowing a run on four hits while not issuing any walks. Jose Trevino has been a pitcher for the Reds in his spare time, getting mop up duty. AP The Reds backstop also pitched against the Red Sox earlier this year, striking out promising 22-year-old infielder Marcelo Mayer. Advertisement Trevino, who spent three seasons with the Yankees from 2022-24, also pitched twice for the Bombers, going 2 ⅓ cumulative innings while allowing just one run on four hits. Trevino threw the slowest pitch in the MLB this season. AP Advertisement The 32-year-old became a Platinum Glove winner and All-Star during his time in The Bronx, but has since found himself playing behind Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson. When he faced the Yankees in June, he emotionally told The Post's Greg Joyce that being a Yankee was a dream come true. 'It's cool, man,' Trevino said while getting choked up as he spoke at his locker inside the home clubhouse at Great American Ballpark. 'It's a lot of hard work. Advertisement 'I will always say that those guys — the organization itself, as a kid, it's who I wanted to play for. It was a great time in my life, for sure.' Trevino is hitting .283 with four home runs and 14 RBIs in 166 at-bats this season for the Reds — and a 3.86 ERA following Tuesday's stint.
New York Post
26-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Jazz Chisholm blasts homer as bat does talking this time to help Yankees roll by Reds
Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it free CINCINNATI — Jazz Chisholm Jr. was seeing red Tuesday night, which Jose Trevino may have had something to do with. By Wednesday, the only red in Chisholm's sight was the color of the right-field seats where his moonshot of a two-run homer was landing. Advertisement And of course, his trip around the bases brought him right past Trevino, where the Yankees third baseman got the last laugh with his former teammate. A night after getting ejected in the ninth inning, Chisholm let his bat do the talking, with his two-run shot keying a 7-1 win over the Reds to avoid a sweep at Great American Ballpark. Max Fried was terrific again, tossing seven innings of one-run (unearned) ball while helping the Yankees (46-34) win for the fourth time in their last 13 games and maintain a one-game lead over the Rays atop the AL East. Advertisement Chisholm was not available for the final two and a half innings of Tuesday's 11-inning loss after getting ejected in the ninth. Yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. reacts to hitting a fly ball for an out with the bases loaded against the Cincinnati Reds in the fifth inning at Great American Ball Park. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect He had been upset about a called strike against him in the top of the ninth and then was still talking (he claimed) to himself at third base while taking grounders when he looked up and saw home plate umpire Mark Wegner staring at him. Chisholm asked Wegner why he was looking at him, which was apparently enough to get him tossed. Advertisement Yankees pitcher Max Fried throws a pitch in the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. AP Before Wednesday's game, manager Aaron Boone indicated — perhaps slightly tongue-in-cheek — that Trevino 'contributed to the ejection' by getting Wegner to look at Chisholm. Video later surfaced via the YES Network that showed Trevino, who had come out on deck, appearing to tip off Wegner in Chisholm's direction.
New York Post
24-06-2025
- Sport
- New York Post
Jose Trevino's Yankees emotions run deep despite bitter end to Bronx tenure
Access the Yankees beat like never before Don't miss Greg Joyce's text messages from The Bronx and beyond — he's giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Yankees. Sign Up Now CINCINNATI — Jose Trevino could read the tea leaves well enough to know that he was probably getting traded last offseason. But before the Yankees dealt him to the Reds for Fernando Cruz in December, they helped change the trajectory of his career. Trevino became an All-Star and Platinum Glove winner, played for the team he grew up rooting for and emerged as one of the leading faces of the Yankees catching program that has turned into something of a factory in churning out big leaguers. 'It's cool, man,' Trevino said Monday, getting choked up as he spoke at his locker inside the home clubhouse at Great American Ballpark with the Yankees in town. 'It's a lot of hard work.
New York Post
07-06-2025
- New York Post
Courtroom chaos unravels as son charges at father's killer: ‘Going to eat your f–king heart'
Chaos exploded in a California courtroom Thursday when a grieving son charged at the man who killed his father in a shooting outside their family home. Israel Trevino III hurled threats and tried to hop over the court gate just moments after a judge sentenced convicted killer Joe Gomez Jr., to life behind bars. Wild video of the encounter showed officers rushing Gomez into the back rooms as Trevino's anguished shouts could be heard in the background. 4 Deputies rushed Gomez out of the courtroom as Trevino began shouting. ABC 30 Behind the camera, Trevino's family desperately held him back by his shirt as he attempted to hop the railing, according to ABC Action News. 'You couldn't take me, huh? Huh, motherf–ker? Huh? Huh?' Trevino can be heard screaming. 'That was my dad! That was my dad! Motherf–ker. I'm going to f–king hunt you, and when you come out, I'm going to eat your f–king heart!' The chaos lasted just two minutes, and Judge Arlan Harrell verbally reprimanded Trevino for the display. 4 Joe Gomez Jr. was sentenced to life in prison for killing Israel Trevino Jr. and shooting his son. Fresno County Sheriff's Office 4 Israel Trevino Jr. was killed outside his home in 2021. GoFundMe 'You have every right to let it out. But please do not take it out on these people who are here doing their job. OK? Harrell said. Gomez, 63, was convicted last year of gunning down Trevino's father and namesake outside his home in 2021. Trevino testified that Gomez repeatedly drove by the family's home, revving his engine and driving erratically before walking up to the father and son to accuse the elder Trevino of 'talking s–t on Facebook.' 4 Trevino's son charged the courtroom at Gomez's sentencing. Israel Trevino Jr / Facebook Then Gomez pulled out a gun and opened fire, killing the father, a retired corrections officer, and pumping several bullets into his son's torso. 'The big question is, 'Why?' It's never been addressed. It's never been answered,' Harrell said in court. Gomez continues to maintain his innocence — and used his final words in court to criticize the legal system. 'The defendant, Joe Gomez's, constitutional due process rights to a fair trial and an impartial trial were violated with suppression of evidence by a state attorney and the conviction of (inaudible) perjury. I, Joe Gomez, am going to file an appeal with an appellate court,' he said. A judge on Thursday denied his request for a new trial.
