Inside Athletic Training

Texas Rangers assistant athletic trainer Jacob Newburn joins host Sam Radbil on the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Jacob shares insight into his life as the assistant athletic trainer for the Texas Rangers and details his day-to-day routine in his current role in the big leagues. Jacob talks about coming up through the Minor Leagues and how getting "thrown into the fire" had such a pr...

Atlanta Braves assistant athletic trainer Jeff Stevenson joins host Sam Radbil on the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Jeff shares insight into his life as the assistant athletic trainer for one of baseball's hottest teams. Jeff talks about coming up through the Minor Leagues and how his 30+ years in baseball have shaped him as a person and as an athletic trainer. He also shares insight into...

Boston Red Sox head athletic trainer Brandon Henry joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast and shares insight into his life as the head athletic trainer for one of baseball's most storied franchises. Brandon talks about managing one of the largest athletic training staffs in the league, working with Red Sox legend Brad Pearson, his road to becoming the head athletic trainer in Boston, why...

Chicago Cubs assistant athletic trainer German Suncin joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast and shares insight into his life as one of the youngest athletic trainers in Major League Baseball. German talks about living out a childhood dream of working for his hometown team in Chicago, the importance of his education and experience in Minor League Baseball, learning from some of the great athle...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Theresa Lau of the Milwaukee Brewers. Theresa talks about getting started in baseball, her work as a dual-credentialed athletic trainer and physical therapist, the growth of sports medicine staffs in baseball, the positive impact of having more woman athletic trainers and physical therapists across all sports,...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Cody Derby, a Minor League athletic trainer with the San Diego Padres. Cody shares detailed insight into his career path, his time working with the Detroit Tigers, Team USA, and Rice University, and talks about the importance of being a team player, advocating for others, being patient in your role as an athlet...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with  Washington Nationals head athletic trainer Dale Gilbert. Dale shares insight into his career in Major League Baseball, the importance of hands-on experience in all sports as an athletic trainer, the value in working in Minor League Baseball, and talks through the 2019 World Series Championship year for the Nat...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Rafael Freitas, the head athletic trainer for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rafael shares insight into his passion for athletic training and education and the value he sees in not only his Master's degree but also his time as an undergraduate student. He also shares stories about his first few years in baseball,...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training host Sam Radbil sits down with Anthony Reyes, head athletic trainer for the San Francisco Giants. Anthony talks about his quick rise to the Major Leagues and getting his start with an MLB internship working with Stan Conte and other iconic athletic trainers. Anthony shares his Minor League experiences, the joy he gets from working for his hom...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with James Kruk, head athletic trainer for the Chicago White Sox. James talks about his five-year stint at Rookie Ball, joining the White Sox staff more than a decade ago, working with legendary athletic trainer Herm Schneider, and managing staff members with vastly different skill sets in the training room. James a...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Trainer, host Sam Radbil sits down with Matt Lucero, head athletic trainer for the Texas Rangers. Matt, a longtime member of the Rangers' staff, talks about his road to the big leagues coming from New Mexico, getting a later start than most on his career in baseball and athletic training, where he found his passion for sports medicine, how much h...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Dave Yeager, longtime assistant athletic trainer for the Milwaukee Brewers. Dave shares stories about his first few years in Minor League Baseball, working as an athletic training intern in college, his passion for education in the field of athletic training, the key traits and skills that he looks for in young...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Joe Trujillo, head athletic trainer at the Oakland Athletics Dominican Republic Complex. Joe shares his unique insight into life in the Dominican Republic, working with some of the youngest and most talented prospects in baseball, differences between the Arizona Complex and the Dominican Republic complex for an...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Todd Tomczyk, Director of Sports Medicine for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Todd talks about his career and stops along with the way including time with Cleveland and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Todd gives his best advice for students looking to break into professional baseball athletic training, shares his "welcom...

On this week's episode, host Sam Radbil sits down with Brian Ebel, longtime head athletic trainer of the Baltimore Orioles. Brian talks about his early days in Baltimore working under Richie Bancells, a PBATS Hall of Famer, grinding his way through Minor League Baseball, his leadership approach as the man in charge of the athletic training staff, his best advice for college students and inter...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Brett Walker, Chicago White Sox Director of Rehabilitation. Brett shares incredible insights into becoming one of the younger athletic trainers in Major League Baseball, his advice for younger students looking to get into the game, stories from his early days as a volunteer athletic trainer and physical therapi...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Kyle Togerson, Mariners' head athletic trainer. Kyle shares in-depth stories and insights about his road to becoming one of the youngest head athletic trainers in Major League Baseball history, working for his hometown team in Seattle, his communication with Mariners' staff, coaches, and managers, and...

On this week's episode, host Sam Radbil sits down with Brian Schulman, longtime athletic trainer for the Oakland Athletics to discuss Brian's new role as the Director of Sports Medicine and Rehab with the club. Brian talks about his experience working in the NFL, his relationships with athletic trainers across major professional sports, why communication is absolutely key for athletic tr...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Kathy Dieringer, President of the National Athletic Trainers' Association (NATA). Kathy talks about her road the becoming just the 15th president in NATA history, her passion for athletic training, the future of the profession, and her best advice for students and young professionals looking to make their...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Nick Frangella, head athletic trainer for the Chicago Cubs. Nick talks about his road to the big leagues, working as the head athletic trainer for his hometown team, getting his first-ever internship with the Cubs, the support he has felt from the city of Chicago during his journey into athletic training, worki...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with JK Davis from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute. JK shares information on the best practices for nutrition for the baseball athlete, along with key tips for recovery and optimizing sleep over the course of a 162-game Major League Baseball season. JK also speaks about Gatorade Sports Science Institute's...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Mark Rogow, head athletic trainer of the San Diego Padres. Mark talks about his road to the big leagues, his time working as an athletic trainer for the Department of Defense and the United States Navy SEALs, the pressure of high expectations for the Padres this year, working to have players at their best in Oc...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil sits down with Nick Jensen, Milwaukee Brewers Minor League Medical Coordinator. Nick talks about his road to becoming a MiLB Coordinator, what that job means for the Brewers organization, his communication with the athletic training staff and front office, his day-to-day responsibilities during spring training and the regular...

On this week's episode of Inside Athletic Training, host Sam Radbil welcomes  Amanda Lee, the Athletic Trainer for the Seattle Mariners AA affiliate, the Arkansas Travelers.  Amanda has worked with the Mariners organization for several years, and in this episode, she shares her experience working with professional baseball players. She provides insights into the day-to-day responsibilities of...

Welcome to the "Inside Athletic Training" podcast, where host Sam Radbil takes a deep dive into the world of sports medicine with experts in the field. In this episode, we are joined by Mike Frostad, Head Athletic Trainer & Director of Sports Medicine for the Los Angeles Angels. Mike brings over two decades of experience in sports medicine and has worked with some of the biggest name...