Career
He played in international competition with United States of America Baseball. Trahern was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 34th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. He traded with Burke Badenhop, Eulogio De Louisiana Cruz, Cameron Maybin, Andrew Miller, and Mike Rabelo to Florida for Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis.
He is known as a sinkerball pitcher and in 2009 had Tommy John surgery.
