PJ Mainville
PJ enters his second season as the Director of Medical Services after having served ten seasons as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Chicago Cubs. Prior to joining the Cubs, he completed the previous two seasons (2011-2012) as the Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Mainville spent 13 years in the Minor Leagues with the Baltimore Orioles and Arizona Diamondbacks organizations. He served as the Minor League Medical & Rehabilitation Coordinator from 2007 to 2010 for the Diamondbacks. Prior to the 2007 season while serving in the Baltimore Orioles minor league system, he was the Head Athletic Trainer for the AAA Ottawa Lynx (2004-2006), AA Bowie Baysox (2001-2003), High-A Frederick Keys (2000), Low-A Delmarva Shorebirds (1999), and Rookie Bluefield Orioles (1998). He began his interest in professional baseball as an undergraduate intern with the Baltimore Orioles in 1996 and 1997 while attending East Carolina University. A certified member of the NATA, Mainville later earned his Masters of Science degree in Performance Enhancement from California University of Pennsylvania in 2005. A native of Warrenton, VA, Mainville now resides in Chicago, IL with his wife, Michele, and children Kylie, Caden, and Carter.
Nick Frangella
Nick begins his second season as Head Athletic Trainer for the Chicago Cubs. He spent the previous five seasons as the assistant Athletic Trainer. Prior to working at the Major League level, he served in the Cubs’ minor league system for 13 years. He worked as head minor league athletic training and performance coordinator (2013-2017). Prior to this, he was head athletic trainer for the Iowa Cubs (2012-2013), Tennessee Smokies (2008-2011), Peoria Chiefs (2006-2007), and Boise Hawks (2005). Frangella was an Athletic Trainer for the Mesa Solar Sox of the Arizona Fall League (2011) and has also earned Southern League Athletic Trainer of the Year honors in 2009 while with the Tennessee Smokies. Nick served as PBATS Athletic Training intern for the Chicago Cubs during the 2004 season at the major league level. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University in 2004 and a Masters Degree from California University of Pennsylvania in 2007. Nick was raised in Oak Forest, IL and resides in Chicago, IL with his wife Alyssa and son Nico.
Neil Rampe
Neil Rampe enters his second season with the Cubs serving as an Assistant Athletic Trainer. Prior to the Chicago Cubs, Rampe served as the Head Athletic Trainer for the LA Dodgers for 6 seasons from 2016-2021. Prior to the Dodgers, Rampe was the Major League Manual & Performance Therapist with the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2008-2015. Neil’s education includes an AA in Personal Training as well as BS in Athletic Training and Physical Education with an emphasis in Strength & Conditioning from the University of Findlay in 2000. He went on to receive his M.Ed. in Applied Kinesiology with a Sport and Exercise Science emphasis in 2002 from the University of Minnesota where he served as a strength & conditioning coach in the Golden Gopher athletic department. Neil then served as a certified athletic trainer at the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine in Boulder, CO. Neil went on to spend five years at The University of Arizona where he served as the Associate Director, Performance Enhancement. Neil is a Certified Athletic Trainer through the NATABOC, a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA, a Licensed Massage Therapist through the AMTA and NCBTMB. Neil resides in Chicago, IL with his wife, Laura, and daughters, Liv and Gia.
German Suncin
German enters his second season as a Major League Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Chicago Cubs. Prior to working at the Major League level, he was the head athletic trainer for Tennessee Smokies (2022), Myrtle Beach Pelicans (2021), assisted with COVID-19 protocol during the pandemic season in Chicago (2020) and the head athletic trainer for Dominican Summer League (2018-2019). Prior to that, he was an intern during the Arizona Complex League (2017). Suncin was also an Athletic Trainer for Mesa Solar Sox in (2022). Suncin earned his Bachelor of Science from Western Illinois University (2014) and Masters degree from Southern Illinois University (2017) where he also served as Graduate Assistant to the baseball team.