Major League Athletic Trainers

Boston Red Sox

Mike Reinold
Position: Head Athletic Trainer
College Attended: Northeastern UniversityATC, PT, DPT, CSCS
Years in MLB: 1
Mike is currently the Assistant Athletic Trainer with the Boston Red Sox. Mike was formerly the Facility Director at Champion Sports Medicine and Coordinator of Rehabilitative Research at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, AL. Mike graduated from the physical therapy program at Northeastern University in Boston, MA and received his doctorate degree at the MGH institute of Health Professions, also in Boston, MA. Mike has also graduated from the postprofessional sports physical therapy fellowship program under the direction of Kevin E. Wilk, PT, James R. Andrews MD, and Glenn S. Fleisig, PhD and is a member of the American Sports Medicine Fellowship Society. He also serves as adjunct faculty at Northeastern University. Mike and his wife, Sandi currently live in Winchester,MA.

Masai Takahashi
Position: Assistant Athletic Trainer
College Attended: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (MS, ATC, CSCS)
Years in MLB: 3
Masai obtained BS in Sports Injury Management, and MS in Kinesiology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He is entering his fourth year as an Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Red Sox after formerly serving as Head Athletic Trainer for the AA affiliate of the Red Sox in Portland, ME. He and his wife, Ayumi live in Las Vegas, NV during offseason.

James Rowe
Position: Medical Coordinator
College Attended: Springfield College(B.S.)
Years in MLB: 12
Jim Rowe's passion for baseball returned him to the game he loved after a five-year hiatus. Rowe joined the Brewers' Class A affiliate, the Beloit, Wis., Brewers, in 1985 while a student at Springfield College. After receiving his degree in physical education and athletic training, Rowe moved to El Paso, Texas, where he served as athletic trainer of the Brewers' Class AAteam. Rowe then left baseball for five years, first becoming an athletic trainer for the Beverly, Mass., Sports Medicine Clinic and then for the Pingree Prep School in Hamilton, Mass. In 1994, the 40-yearold Rowe returned to pro baseball as athletic trainer for the parent club. Rowe is a member of the NATA and the Athletic Trainers Association of Massachusetts. The Dover, N.H., native is a fitness enthusiast who also enjoys woodworking. Rowe, his wife, Elizabeth, and their daughter, Brittany, reside in Newmarket, N.H.