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The Unlikeliest of All-Stars Makes Every Pitch Look Good

Jose Trevino of the Yankees did not start catching until college, but is so good at manipulating umpires with his pitch framing that he sometimes fools his own pitchers.

Jose Trevino is a master of the art of pitch-framing. It has helped him unseat Kyle Higashioka as the Yankees' starting catcher.Credit...Julio Cortez/Associated Press

Jose Trevino remembers suiting up, squatting down, and catching for the first time at Oral Roberts University.

He had just come off a first-team freshman All-American campaign as a third baseman in 2013 when the Golden Eagles decided he would move behind the plate.