Jose Trevino breaks silence on Jazz Chisholm feud but leaves Reds fans with questions

The Cincinnati Reds took 2-of-3 from the New York Yankees this week at Great American Ball Park and won't meet again during the regular season — and maybe that's a good thing.

An odd beef seemed to emerge over the last few days between Reds catcher Jose Trevino and Yankees third baseman Jazz Chishom (though Aaron Boone had something to do with it too). Trevino had some fun with his former teammates this past week — using Aaron Judge and Carlos Rodón's walk-up songs — but things got a little heated after Chisholm was ejected on Tuesday.

It all started after the Yankees' infielder had a dispute with home plate umpire Mark Wegner in the top of the ninth inning. With the score tied 3-3, Wegner made a questionable call behind the plate. A ball that was nowhere near the strike zone was called in the Reds' favor, and Chisholm was visibly upset. He ended up striking out and voiced his displeasure with the home plate umpire before retreating to the Yankees dugout.

Reds catcher Jose Trevino breaks silence on feud with Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm

But before the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth, Chisholm was ejected by Wegner. The Yankees infielder was beside himself, but was thrown out of the game and replaced DJ LeMahieu. Boone and Chisholm both blamed Trevino for the ejection, and video showed the Reds catcher — who was in the on-deck circle — gesturing toward the Yankees third baseman before Wegner made the call to dismiss him.

Things got even more heated after Chisholm's home run on Wednesday. In the top of the third inning, Chisholm turned on a Brady Singer slider and sent it into the seats in right field. As Chisholm crossed the plate, he appeared to say something to Trevino. But what was said? When asked after the game if Chisholm said something to him, Trevino responded, "Nah, I couldn't hear him."

There was another interaction between the former teammates when Chisholm stepped into the batters' box in the top of the fifth. Trevino acknowledged the conversation saying, "Oh yeah, we were chatting. We were chatting." When asked if it was a friendly chat, Trevino said, "Yeah."

"I was his teammate," Trevino said. "I'm not going to fight the guy. It's baseball. I don't know what you want me to say...I was his teammate, so I don't have anything against him. I think he's a good player." There seems to be more there than meets the eye, but the Reds' backstop refused to get into a war of words with his former Yankees' teammate.

Chisholm said postgame, "He was the one that kinda provoked the umpire...so I just told him, that (the home run) was for last night." The Yankees infielder, though, acknowledged the humor of the entire situation, and didn't see it as spiteful.

It would appear as though this situation can be put to bed, and the Yankees aren't on the Reds' schedule until sometime next season. It's highly unlikely, however, that Yankees fans will forget this little spat, and Trevino will get plenty of grief from the fans in New York when the Reds visit Yankee Stadium next season.

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