Inside Athletic Training

Episodes

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  Episode 145: Ken Crenshaw on His New Book, SIMPLE HARD, and Building the Ultimate Team 30.10.2026 47m

  What separates good teams from elite ones? According to Ken Crenshaw, Director of Sports Medicine and Performance with the Arizona Diamondbacks and longtime PBATS member, it isn’t talent or resources. It’s the fundamentals, done relentlessly well. Ken joins Inside Athletic Training to talk about his new book, Simple Hard, a no-nonsense blueprint for building high-performing teams in any field, and why the principles are simple but living them every day is genuinely hard. Simple Hard is availa...
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  Episode 144: Scott Takao on Nearly Four Decades Inside One of Baseball’s Most Storied Organizations 22.10.2026 34m

  Scott Takao has seen just about everything there is to see in professional baseball medicine. As the Medical Administrator for the Chicago White Sox, Scott has spent nearly four decades with one organization, watching the profession evolve, the game change, and generations of players and staff come and go. On this episode, we sit down with Scott to talk about his journey, what nearly 40 years with one club teaches you about loyalty, longevity, and leadership, and what the future of athletic t...
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  The Research Rundown (Ep. 8): Unique Challenges of Hamstring Injuries in Baseball with Joe Rauch and Jeremiah Randall 08.10.2026 46m

  Hamstring injuries are one of the most persistent challenges in professional baseball — and two of the sport’s top sports medicine minds are breaking down why. In this episode of The Research Rundown, Philadelphia Phillies Assistant Athletic Trainer Joe Rauch and Atlanta Braves Physical Therapist Jeremiah Randall dig into the research behind hamstring injuries in baseball, covering everything from off-season training and spring training ramp-up to in-season management and setting athletes up ...
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  Episode 142: LJ Petra on Leadership, Culture, and Life as Head Athletic Trainer of the Miami Marlins 01.10.2026 43m

  In this episode of Inside Athletic Training, we sit down with LJ Petra, Head Athletic Trainer for the Miami Marlins. LJ spent over a decade working his way through professional baseball before stepping into the head role in Miami, where he leads a young staff and is doing the intentional work of shaping a program's culture from the ground up. We talk about his career path, how he thinks about developing the athletic trainers around him, the importance of staff relationships, what he has learn...
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  Episode 141: Joe Myers on Leading Baseball Performance Science with the Tampa Bay Rays 24.09.2026 42m

  In this episode of Inside Athletic Training, we sit down with Joe Myers, Director of Baseball Performance Science for the Tampa Bay Rays and one of the most credentialed minds in the sports science space. Joe spent nearly 15 years as a professor and researcher at UNC before making the jump to professional baseball, and that academic foundation shapes everything about how he approaches performance, injury prevention, and player development in the Rays organization. We dig into what sports scie...
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  Episode 140: Jeremy Harris on Culture, Mentorship, and His Role with the Cleveland Guardians 17.09.2026 47m

  In this episode of Inside Athletic Training, we sit down with Jeremy Harris, Director of Minor League Medical Services for the Cleveland Guardians. Jeremy talks about what it actually takes to oversee player health across an entire minor league system, how he thinks about building a culture within a large and constantly changing medical staff, and what mentorship has meant to his own career, how he pays it forward to the athletic trainers coming up behind him, and much more. For more in...
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  Episode 139: Ron Porterfield on Three World Series Rings, Building the Rays Program, and a Hall of Fame Career 10.09.2026 46m

  Few people in professional baseball have seen and done what Ron Porterfield has. Over the course of a career spanning nearly four decades, Ron built one of the most respected sports medicine programs in the game with the Tampa Bay Rays, served as President of PBATS, and has now been part of three World Series championship clubs with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In this episode, Ron takes us through the full arc of his career, from his early days in the minor leagues to the major league level, wha...
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  The Research Rundown (Ep. 7): Dave Yeager on Individualized Movement, Load Tolerance, and the Evolution of Clinical Practice 03.09.2026 43m

  In episode 7 of the Research Rundown, Paul Buchheit and Joe Rauch sit down with Dave Yeager to dig into one of the most meaningful evolutions in his clinical practice — the shift from a broad, generalized approach to something far more precise and individualized. Dave calls it going from shotgun to sniper. Over years of working with professional athletes, he has refined the way he thinks about each player's capacity, load tolerance, and movement patterns, moving away from one-size-fits-all pr...
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  Episode 137: The Road to the Show with Bob Tarpey of the Los Angeles Angels 27.08.2026 38m

  Bob Tarpey spent 20 years building a career in professional baseball's medical world, working his way up through the Blue Jays, Mets, and Angels organizations before finally reaching the Major League level this year. Along the way, he earned Midwest League and Eastern League Athletic Trainer of the Year honors, was named PBATS Minor League Athletic Trainer of the Year, and represented the World Team as ATC at the MLB Futures Game. In this episode, Bob joins Inside Athletic Training to talk ab...
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  The Research Rundown (Ep. 6): The Science Behind Red Light Therapy with Joe Rauch (Phillies) and Jacob Newburn (Rangers) 06.08.2026 40m

  The Research Rundown continues with Episode 6, where host Joe Rauch (Philadelphia Phillies) sits down with Jacob Newburn (Texas Rangers) to unpack one of the hottest trends on the training room floor: red light therapy. From wearable clothing, and infrared saunas, red and near-infrared light have exploded into the recovery space — but what's actually happening at the cellular level? Drawing on his co-authored research for PBATS, Newburn breaks down the wavelengths that matter, how photobiomod...
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  Episode 135: The 2026 World Cup Through the Eyes of USMNT Athletic Trainer Derek Lawrance 30.07.2026 48m

  In this episode of Inside Athletic Training, we sit down with Derek Lawrance, Assistant Athletic Trainer for the United States Men's National Team. Derek just came off one of the most intense and high-profile assignments any athletic trainer in the country could have — serving on the medical staff for the U.S. squad during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted right here on American soil. From the preparation and logistics of keeping elite international players healthy through a tournament of that ...
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  Episode 134: Kevin Rand — The Long Game: From a World Series Ring to 20 Years in Detroit 23.07.2026 40m

  Kevin Rand's career in professional baseball spans over four decades. He started with the New York Yankees organization as a minor league athletic trainer in 1982, spent nearly a decade with the Florida Marlins, and had a brief stop with the Montreal Expos before landing with the Detroit Tigers in 2002, where he'd spend the next 20 years, first as Head Athletic Trainer, then as Senior Director of Medical Services. In this episode, Kevin looks back on his journey through the game, from breakin...
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  Episode 133: Mike Reinold on Red Sox Championships, Life After Pro Baseball, and Building a Career Beyond the Dugout 16.07.2026 42m

  In this episode of Inside Athletic Training, we sit down with Mike Reinold, one of the most recognized names in sports medicine and athletic training. Mike spent years as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Boston Red Sox, where he was part of a championship organization and worked with some of the best athletes in the game. Since leaving the dugout, he has built one of the most respected platforms in the profession as an author, podcaster, and owner of Champion Physical Therapy and Performance...
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  Episode 132: Strong Heart, Hidden Risk — Sports Cardiology with Joe Rogowski & Dr. Matthew Martinez 09.07.2026 49m

  In this episode of Inside Athletic Training, we're joined by Joe Rogowski and Dr. Matthew Martinez to talk about the growing role of sports cardiology in professional athletics and the work Athletic Heart is doing to change how teams approach cardiac screening. Athletic Heart was built to deliver advanced cardiovascular tools and technologies specifically engineered for the demands of sports medicine — from EKG and echocardiogram protocols to certification resources for the clinicians who per...
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  Episode 131: Dave Yeager & Jeff Weems on Tackling Youth Arm Health with PitchKount 25.06.2026 54m

  Youth arm health has become one of the most pressing concerns in baseball, and this episode dives straight into it. We're joined by Dave Yeager, longtime Athletic Trainer for the Milwaukee Brewers, and Jeff Weems, founder of PitchKount, a platform built to help track pitch counts and reduce overuse injuries in young players. Dave and Jeff break down the risks tied to early sports specialization, what the data shows about youth arm injuries, and how PitchKount is attempting to tackle a problem...
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  Episode 130: Dr. Matthew Ithurburn on Leading the Research Behind Sports Medicine's Next Breakthroughs 18.06.2026 1h 8m

  Dr. Matthew Ithurburn, Director of Clinical Research at the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) in Birmingham, Alabama, joins us to talk about the research shaping the future of sports medicine. Dr. Ithurburn leads ASMI's clinical research team, working alongside Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center on outcomes studies, longitudinal research, and surgical and biologic clinical trials. We dig into what this research means for athletic trainers on the ground, how it'...
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  Episode 129: Dan Martin (St. Louis Cardinals) — The Road to the Show, First Year in the Big Leagues & More 11.06.2026 31m

  Dan Martin has spent 14 years climbing the St. Louis Cardinals minor league system — from Short Season Rookie ball in Johnson City to Triple-A Memphis. This year, he made the jump to the major league staff in St. Louis. In this episode, Dan reflects on his first season in the big leagues, the journey it took to get there, and what day-to-day life looks like as a major league athletic trainer. He also opens up about managing work-life balance during the demanding MLB season and shares advice f...
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  The Research Rundown (Ep. 5): Tommy John Roundtable — What the Data Tells Us (Dr. Michael T. Freehill, Dr. Steven B. Cohen, Brian Schulman, Paul Buchheit & Joe Rauch) 04.06.2026 1h 14m

  The Tommy John epidemic has become one of the most pressing issues in baseball and in this episode of The Research Rundown, we bring together five of the game's leading sports medicine minds to tackle it head on. Dr. Michael T. Freehill, Head Team Physician, and Brian Schulman, Director of Sports Medicine and Performance of the Athletics, join Dr. Steven B. Cohen, Head Team Physician, Paul Buchheit, Head Athletic Trainer, and Joe Rauch, Assistant Athletic Trainer of the Philadelphia Phi...
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  Episode 127: Bo Jackson, Michael Jordan, and a World Series Title with White Sox Legend Herm Schneider 28.05.2026 47m

  He made history as the first assistant athletic trainer in MLB, rehabbed Bo Jackson's hip, got Michael Jordan ready for the diamond, and was on the field when the White Sox won the 2005 World Series. In this episode, Herm Schneider — one of the longest-tenured and most pioneering athletic trainers in MLB history — reflects on 40+ years with the White Sox, the evolution of sports medicine, his brotherhood with PBATS, and life after the game. For more information about PBATS and athletic traini...
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  Episode 126: Bryan Housand (Minnesota Twins) on Coordinating Medical Care Across the Minor Leagues 21.05.2026 30m

  On this episode of the Inside Athletic Training Podcast, we’re joined by Bryan Housand, Minor League Medical Coordinator for the Minnesota Twins organization. Bryan discusses his path through professional baseball, what the role of a Minor League Medical Coordinator looks like behind the scenes, and the challenges of overseeing player health and communication across an entire farm system. We also dive into the evolving relationship between medical and performance staffs, the growing importanc...