Reds catcher Jose Trevino returns home for annual golf fundraiser<\/a><\/p>\nOrganizers say more than 1,600 athletes are participating in the four-day tournament, with 55% traveling from outside the area, a major boost during what is typically a low-tourism season.<\/p>\n
MLB catcher Jose Trevino with the Cincinnati Reds, said returning home to host the event remains one of his favorite parts of the year.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s been a dream of mine, you know, and to take BP off a boat, you know, hit it in the water, it’s pretty cool,\u201d Trevino said.<\/p>\n
Trevino added that he hopes the weekend inspires the next generation of players.<\/p>\n
\u201cJust trying to help kids realize that their, their dreams are attainable, you know, if I did it, they could definitely do it,\u201d Trevino said. \u201cThere’s a lot of hard work, dedication, and a lot of that stuff that goes into it but trying to show these kids that it is reachable, it is attainable.\u201d<\/p>\n
L\u2019Erin Hampton with 24 Sports, who helped organize the event, said Trevino\u2019s goal has always been to create one-of-a-kind opportunities for young athletes.<\/p>\n
\u201cHis legacy is all about dreaming big, right, and being involved in the community,\u201d Hampton said. \u201cBeing able to give kids something that they probably would never ever get\u2026 bringing the dream from up here and bringing it down to the ground level so the kids can experience something pretty amazing and realize possibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tournament\u2019s economic impact and participation rate has risen each year since its start.<\/p>\n
Visit Corpus Christi\u2019s America Segura said the event generated just over $200,000 in economic impact during its first year in 2023. That number climbed above $600,000 in 2024 and now exceeds $1 million for 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis year we are seeing over 1600 participants. Fifty-five percent of that is out-of-town visitation,\u201d Segura said.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s an increase from last year\u2019s 48% out-of-town participation, marking steady growth for both the tournament and the region\u2019s tourism economy.<\/p>\n
Trevino said he hopes the series continues to expand and showcase what Corpus Christi has to offer.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, one of the best cities in the country,\u201d Trevino said. \u201cWe need to be able to bring more baseball down here\u2026 the competition is good enough, and we have everything we need here. We have hotels, we have food, like I said, the water, it’s a beautiful city, so I would love for more people to come down here and play.\u201d<\/p>\n
This weekend marks the start of back-to-back events celebrating community, Corpus Christi pride and a shared love of baseball.<\/p>\n
Organizers are also encouraging attendees to bring toys for Jose Trevino\u2019s Toy Drive, benefiting Operation Once in a Lifetime, which supports military families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The tournament is bringing its biggest impact yet, drawing over 1,600 athletes and generating more than $1 million…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":48820,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":{"0":"post-48819","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corpus-christi","8":"tag-corpus-christi","9":"tag-corpus-christi-headlines","10":"tag-corpus-christi-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}