The Return to Baseball: Trey Mancini’s Short, but Memorable Time in Reno
RENO, Nev. – Trey Mancini has one of the most remarkable stories in professional baseball, and the latest chapter of his storybook career took place in the Biggest Little City as a member of the Reno Aces.
RENO, Nev. – Trey Mancini has one of the most remarkable stories in professional baseball, and the latest chapter of his storybook career took place in the Biggest Little City as a member of the Reno Aces.
Thank you for everything, Trey. We'll miss you ❤️ pic.twitter.com/CgyOuYFwaO
— Reno Aces (@Aces) July 2, 2025
The 2013 MLB Draft pick began his big league career as a power threat in the heart of the Baltimore Orioles’ lineup for four seasons before missing the 2020 season after being diagnosed with cancer. After a year of treatment, he returned the following season and was named the 2021 American League Comeback Player of the Year. The year after that, he won a World Series with the Houston Astros solidifying an already incredible career in baseball.
Following a tough spring training in 2024, Mancini was released and thought he was ready to hang up the cleats. However, the competitive itch never left and despite not playing at all in the 2024 season, he was back on the diamond sporting an Arizona Diamondbacks uniform this past spring training ready to prove he still belonged.
On March 28, he put on an Aces uniform and stepped onto the diamond for his first regular season game of professional baseball in 577 days.
OH MY GOODNESS
— Reno Aces (@Aces) May 10, 2025
TREY MANCINI WINS THE GAME OFF THE TOP OF THE SCOREBOARD pic.twitter.com/azOwBQDbkp
Appearing in 74 of the Aces' 81 games prior to his opt out, the veteran slugger led the club in hits (92), runs (62), home runs (16) and total bases (157) while owning a .308 batting average and a .895 OPS. In the Pacific Coast League ranks, he was first in hits, second in runs, third in total bases, fourth in RBI and fifth in home runs.
Through his 22 games in June, he felt he played some of the best baseball he had ever played in his career, hitting .363 with a 1.125 OPS. He launched nine home runs, recorded 26 RBI and scored 27 runs in what will go down as a memorable final month in Reno.
Trey Mancini: Forever Ace ❤️
— Reno Aces (@Aces) July 1, 2025
Trey Mancini leaves Reno as the club leader in runs (62), hits (92), total bases (157), and home runs (16), with a .308 batting average and a .895 OPS 🔥 pic.twitter.com/aX7Vegco9t
While it may have been a short three months, Mancini enjoyed a tremendous return to America’s Pastime and will forever be an Ace to so many people in downtown Reno.
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