
Ron Porterfield
Ron Porterfield, 60, is entering his eight year as Director of Player Health with the Los Angeles Dodgers after serving the previous twelve years as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Tampa Bay Rays, and three years as the Assistant Athletic Trainer before that. He is also the past president of PBATS. Prior to his move to the Major Leagues, Porterfield spent 15 years in the Minor Leagues. From 1988 to 1996, he worked his way through the ranks of the Houston Astros organization. In 1997, Porterfield was hired by the Tampa Bay Rays to serve as their Minor League medical and rehabilitation coordinator until he was promoted to the Major League club. A Santa Fe, N.M., native, Porterfield is a certified member of the NATA. In 2013 was honored to work the Major League All Star Game in New York. In 2009, Porterfield shared honors with Paul Harker and Nick Paparesta as “Major League Athletic Training Staff of the Year. In 2005, Porterfield shared honors with Ken Crenshaw as “Major League Athletic Training Staff of the Year.” Porterfield and his wife Barbara of 33 years live in Peoria, AZ.


Thomas Albert
Thomas Albert returns in his tenth season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. This is his third year as the Head Athletic Trainer. He was honored to participate on the medical staff as the Head Athletic Trainer host for the All Star Game in 2022. He was the Medical/Rehabilitation Coordinator for the Cleveland Indians for 4 years. He is a member of the Professional Baseball Physical Therapy Society and an active board member for the Educational Committee. A native of Burlington, IA, Thomas earned his Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from A.T. Still University. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Athletic Training, Sports Science, and Fitness from Upper Iowa University. He is certified in Spinal Manipulation and Dry Needling through the American Academy of Manipulative Therapy. He is certified as a Corrective Exercise Specialist and Performance Enhancement Specialist and Sports Nutrition Coach through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Thomas is a member of the National Athletic Training Association. He is also a member of the Orthopedic and Sports Sections of the American Physical Therapy Association. Thomas resides in Diamond Bar, CA with his wife Mandi and three daughters Chloe (15), Adelyn (12) and Juliet (9).


Yosuke Nakajima
Yosuke “Possum” Nakajima enters his 23rd season with the Dodgers’ medical staff. Nakajima worked for 10 seasons as a minor league athletic trainer and spent 3 seasons as the athletic trainer with AAA club in Albuquerque before joining major league club. Nakajima began his career with the Dodgers as an athletic training intern (2003 and 2004 seasons). Nakajima earned his master’s degree from Long Beach State in 2005. Prior to his time with the Dodger organization, Nakajima worked for the Long Beach State Baseball program as an equipment manager. A native of Yokohama, Japan, Nakajima attended Chuo University where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Physics. He lives in Long Beach, CA with his wife Mimi, who is an associate professor at Long Beach State, and his two sons, Mario and George.


Greg Barajas
Greg is entering his 12th season at the major league level and fourth with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is an Arizona native who has grown up in the Phoenix area and obtained his undergraduate education at Metropolitan State University of Denver and performed his graduate work at the University of Northern Colorado. Greg has spent 15 seasons in total in the minor leagues with the Boston Red Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers. Following the 2001 season Greg received the California League Athletic Trainer of the Year award and again after the 2007 season for the International League. In 2010 he was promoted to the Boston Red Sox major league team as the Assistant Athletic Trainer. In 2015 he took the job with the Washington Nationals Baseball Club as Assistant major league athletic trainer and was on the 2019 World Series Team. Greg, his wife Heather and two children Ava and Zachary live in Peoria, AZ during the off-season.