Inside Athletic Training

Corey Tremble, Texas Rangers' medical consultant, joins the show this week to talk about his first year with the Rangers after spending more than 15 years with the Detroit Tigers. Corey talks about joining a new club in 2024, his role as consultant vs. his time as medical coordinator for the Tigers, his passions outside of baseball, the progression of athletic training as a profession, and mu...

On this special Opening Day episode of Inside Athletic Training, Dr. Steve Cohen, Phillies head team physician, joins the show to talk about the upcoming MLB season, the grind of spring training, his road to becoming the Phillies' head team physician,  relationships with the Phillies' athletic training staff, how they work together throughout the season, duties and responsibilities of a...

Kelly Rhoades, Detroit Tigers' assistant athletic trainer,  joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast to talk about her career path in baseball, landing her new job as the Tigers' assistant athletic trainer, spring training prep, excitement for her first MLB season, how the profession has positively progressed for women in athletic training, and much more.  For more information about PB...

Scott Sheridan, current Director of Sports Medicine & Performance for MLB's Umpire Administration and former Phillies' head athletic trainer,  joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast to talk about his time in Philadelphia during the club's World Series run, most memorable moments from his time with the Phillies, transitioning to his current role at Major League Baseball, advi...

Keith Dugger, longtime Rockies' head athletic trainer and senior medical director,  joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast to talk about his more than 20-year career with the Colorado Rockies, what it was like becoming the team's second head athletic trainer in club history, working for an expansion team, navigating life in the minor leagues, his best advice for young athletic traine...

Rob Scheidegger joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast to talk about his new role as the Mariners' VP of Health and Performance. Rob shares stories about his athletic training career, including stops as the Washington Huskies football team head athletic trainer for 15 years and how his transition to Major League Baseball came to fruition. Rob also shares advice for athletic trainer studen...

Eric Hrycko joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast to talk about his time with the Atlanta Braves, the importance of working multiple sports in the college setting, staying patient as a young athletic trainer, key lessons learned in the minor leagues, his welcome to pro baseball moments, and much more.  For more information about PBATS and athletic training, visit pbats.com . 

Brad Pearson, Red Sox VP of Sports Medicine and Performance joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Brad talks about his early days in the minor leagues and key lessons learned during those times, being a part of legendary Boston Red Sox World Series Championship teams, welcome to the big leagues moments, stories from behind-the-scenes during Red Sox playoff runs, his hopes for the future of a...

Jeremy Heller, minor league medical coordinator for the Cleveland Guardians, joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Jeremy talks about his new promotion to the minor league medical coordinator position in Cleveland, what it took to get to this stage in his career, his best advice for young professionals in the field, the importance of spending time in the Minor Leagues, and much more.  For mo...

Mike Powell, minor league medical coordinator for the Arizona Diamondbacks, joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Mike talks about his new role as medical coordinator and what he's most excited about for this upcoming season, working with some iconic athletic trainers in the Diamondbacks organization, navigating life in the minor leagues, breaking into the game of baseball, his welcome...

Vic Scarpone, minor league medical coordinator for the Los Angeles Dodgers, joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Vic talks about the importance of his college experience, growing as a professional through making mistakes, the value he sees in hands-on experience as a student, navigating the uncomfortable feelings during the early days of his career,  gaining confidence in communication with...

Jacob Legan, head athletic trainer for the Akron RubberDucks, the Cleveland Guardians' AA affiliate, joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Jacob talks about his time in the minor leagues, the value he sees in hands-on experience as a young athletic trainer, navigating the early days in professional baseball,  gaining confidence in communication with front office staff and higher-ups, hi...

Ryne Eubanks, Detroit Tigers head athletic trainer, joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast to kick off 2024. Ryne talks about his quick rise to the all-important position as head athletic trainer with the Tigers, the value he got from working as a medical coordinator with the D'Backs, his best advice for young professionals working in athletic training, his welcome to the big league momen...

James Edwards, Chicago Cubs' minor league medical coordinator, joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast to talk about his quick rise to the all-important coordinator position with the Cubs, his day-to-day as a medical coordinator, working his way through the minor leagues, navigating the COVID-19 years as an athletic trainer, his best advice for younger athletic trainers, and much more.  Fo...

Brian Ebel, Baltimore Orioles head athletic trainer, joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast to talk about the Orioles staff winning the 2023 MLB Athletic Training Staff of the Year award, which was presented to them last week at the MLB Winter Meetings in Nashville. We talk to Brian about the honor, his staff, how they work together throughout the year, and much more.  For more information abo...

Dave Yeager, Milwaukee Brewers assistant athletic trainer, joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast to recap the first-ever PBATS Athletic Training Student Symposium which PBATS hosted earlier this month. Dave talks through the important presentations and discussions at the symposium and also shares his best advice for students looking to break into athletic training in baseball this off-season,...

Sean Fields, Texas Rangers' assistant athletic trainer, joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast to talk about being a World Series Champion with the Texas Rangers, the entire Rangers' playoff run, and what it was like to experience that as a first-year big league athletic trainer, his road to the big leagues, working with some of the most iconic athletic trainers in baseball history,...

Joel Harris, Red Sox minor league medical coordinator, joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Joel shares his experiences at the collegiate level and the importance of working multiple sports during the early years of an athletic training career. He also talks about the hiring process for the Red Sox, what they look for in candidates for internships and athletic training jobs, and the skills...

Mark Vinson, Tampa Bay Rays athletic trainer and medical coordinator of special projects, joins host Sam Radbil on the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Mark shares his thoughts on the current state of athletic training in professional baseball, and his unique role with the Tampa Bay Rays after spending a decade in the dugout as a Major League athletic trainer, and discusses the career path that l...

Longtime Seattle Mariners head athletic trainer Rick Griffin joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Rick shares insight into his 38-year career with the Mariners, how he broke into baseball, how the profession has changed drastically over the course of his career, and what the city of Seattle has meant to him during his time there. Rick also shares stories about the 1990's Mariners which...

Arizona D'Backs assistant athletic trainer Max Esposito joins host Sam Radbil on the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Max shares his thoughts on the D'Backs series-opening win in Milwaukee against the Brewers and details the atmosphere and pressure that goes into big league playoff games. Max also shares stories about breaking into professional baseball, explains the difference between...

Seattle Mariners assistant athletic trainer Taylor Bennett joins host Sam Radbil on the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Taylor shares some awesome insights about his life as an athletic trainer, including, his road to the big league, what he values most about his time in the minor league, his best advice for athletic trainers looking to break into baseball, how he gained his initial interest in...

On this special episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with former Major League Baseball Commissioner, Mr. Bud Selig, and his longtime friend and former Milwaukee Brewers VP of Medical Operations, Health and Safety, Roger Caplinger.  Commissioner Selig shares his thoughts on the critical role of the athletic trainer in the current game, how athletic trainers helped him navi...

Baltimore Orioles minor league medical coordinator Scott Stansbury joins host Sam Radbil on the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Scott shares insight into his life as part of the Orioles' athletic training staff and talks about his day-to-day responsibilities in his current role. He also shares stories from his 14-year career as an athlete trainer at the University of Notre Dame and some of...

Detroit Tigers assistant athletic trainer Matt Rankin joins host Sam Radbil on the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Matt shares insight into his life as the assistant athletic trainer for the Detroit Tigers and talks about his day-to-day life in his current role. Matt shares stories from his early days in the California League, talks about how he got his start in professional baseball, and detail...