[2] Born in Detroit, Michigan, Tresh graduated from Allen Park High School.

While Tresh played a majority of his games in the outfield, he opened the 1962 season for the Yankees at shortstop, filling in for Tony Kubek, who was performing military service.

[4] Tresh hit 114 home runs from 1962 to 1966, with a career-high 27 in 1966, and he made the American League All-Star team in 1962 and 1963.

[2] Following his playing career, Tresh returned to his alma mater, Central Michigan, where he worked as an assistant placement director for many years.

He helped to invent the Slide-Rite, a training tool to teach sliding and diving skills for baseball, softball, football and soccer.