Jeremiah Randall
Jeremiah Randall was named the Astros Major League Head Athletic Trainer on Nov. 9, 2015. The 2022 season will be his seventh atop the Astros athletic training staff.He and his staff are recognized as one of the best in baseball, as the group was named the Major League Baseball Athletic Training Staff of the Year in 2017, an award that’s given out by PBATS (Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society) and voted on by training staffs from throughout the league. Prior to joining the Astros, he spent the previous three seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates serving as the club’s Major League Rehab Coordinator and Physical Therapist/Assistant Athletic Trainer. Prior to joining the Pirates, Randall worked two seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, serving as their Minor League Rehab Coordinator in 2010 and as their Major League Physical Therapist for the 2011 season. In addition to his time in Major League Baseball, Randall spent time as an intern in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. Currently, he is the principal investigator for the testing of several functional upper extremity assessment tools for use in the overhead throwing athlete. In addition to his current clinical research, he has co-authored several research articles and has contributed as an author to various sports medicine and rehabilitation textbooks. Jeremiah received his Doctor of Physical Therapy Degree in 2009 from the University of Miami (FL). He conducted research while at the University of Miami involving active military members and aided in the development of the Comprehensive High-level Activity Mobility Predictor (CHAMP). He received his undergraduate degree in biology from Tabor College in Hillsboro, Kan., and went on to the University of Kansas to obtain his athletic training degree. During his time at Tabor College, he was a three-year letterman in basketball and track and received all-conference honors in both sports. Randall was born in Mound City, Kan. He resides in The Woodlands, Texas, with his wife, Kelly, daughter Aliann and son Declan.
Eric Velazquez
Eric Velazquez joined the Astros Major League staff as an assistant athletic trainer in 2022. Eric previously served as the Athletic Training Coordinator for the Boston Red Sox from 2019-2021, after serving as an affiliate athletic trainer in Triple A, Pawtucket (2017-2018), and Double A, Portland (2016).He began his professional baseball work with New York Mets at their Dominican Republic Academy in 2010 and also served as Latin American Coordinator (2011) and as an athletic trainer for the Short-A Brooklyn (2012-2013) and Single-A Savannah (2014-2015). Eric has served as athletic trainer for the World Baseball Classic (2017), as well as worked the Venezuelan Winter League (2014-2015), the Arizona Fall League (2012) and Dominican Winter League which included a Caribbean Series Championship in 2011. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Biology from the University of California, Davis and his Master’s in Athletic Training from Stephen F. Austin University. Originally from Los Angeles, California, Eric resides in Montgomery, Texas with his wife and two daughters.
Taylor Witczak
Taylor Witczak joined the Astros Major League staff as an assistant athletic trainer/physical therapist in 2023. Taylor previously served as the Minor League Rehabilitation Coordinator for the Miami Marlins from 2021-2022 as well as the Minor League Medical Coordinator for the 2022 season. Prior to beginning his career in baseball, he completed a seasonal athletic training/physical therapy internship with the San Francisco 49ers during the 2020 season. He received his Bachelor’s in Athletic Training degree and Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree from Grand Valley State University (MI) where he completed internships with EXOS, the Arizona Diamondbacks, and Northwestern University football. Additionally, he is currently a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through The National Strength and Conditioning Association. Taylor is from Hudsonville, Michigan and currently resides in Houston, Texas with his wife, Jessi, and their dogs, Izzy and Marlin.
John Gregorich
John Gregorich, who was named to the Astros Major League staff in 2024 as an assistant athletic trainer, is in his 11th season with the Astros organization overall. Most recently, he served as medical coordinator in the Astros minor league system from 2022-2023. Since joining the Astros organization in 2014, Gregorich has served as athletic trainer at several stops, including Triple-A Sugar Land (2021), Alternate Training Site (2020), Triple-A Round Rock (2019), Double-A Corpus Christi (2018), Class-A Buies Creek (2017), Class-A Tri-City (2015-16), and Rookie Level Greeneville (2014). In 2014, he was named as the 2014 PBATS Appalachian League Athletic Trainer of the Year. Prior to joining the Astros, Gregorich spent two seasons in Cleveland’s organization (2012-13), spending 2012 as an intern at Class A Lake County before joining the Major League club as a sports medicine intern in 2013. In 2011, Gregorich earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky and later went on to earn his Master of Science degree in athletic training from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2013. A native of Chardon, Ohio, Gregorich currently resides in Houston, Texas with his wife, Chrystal, their son, William, and their daughter Maddison.