Brad Epstein
Brad enters his first season as Head Athletic Trainer with the Milwaukee Brewers. He spent the previous two seasons (2023-24) as Major League rehab coordinator/physical therapist with the Tampa Bay Rays. He worked 13 seasons (2010-22) for the Cincinnati Reds as organizational rehab coordinator and physical therapist (2010-2016), director of physical therapy/rehab (2017-21) and director of rehab and Major League assistant athletic trainer (2022). Brad also served as head athletic trainer for Team Israel in the 2023 World Baseball Classic as well as for Team Czech Republic during the 2017 WBC Qualifier. Brad is in his second term as president of the Professional Baseball Physical Therapy Society (PBPTS) which was established in 2017. He is dually credentialed, earning his Bachelor of Arts from Baldwin-Wallace University (2005) in Berea, Ohio and his Doctor of Physical Therapy from Columbia University (2009) in New York City. Brad and his wife, Randi, reside in Cincinnati, Ohio, with their son Parker and dog Doctor Dreidel.
David Yeager
David is entering his 21st season overall with the Brewers’ organization. After spending the last 13 years as an assistant athletic trainer with the Major League team, he is beginning his first season as a Special Assistant to the club’s High Performance Department.In 2015 and 2014 was part of the staff that received the Martin-Monahan Award for the best medical staff in professional baseball. Yeager, 49, previously spent 7 seasons in the Milwaukee minor league system including AA Huntsville and AAA Nashville. He was named 2007 Southern League Athletic Trainer of the Year by his peers and served as the Southern League North Division All-Star Athletic Trainer. David is an active member of the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) chairing the internship committee and was elected by his peers to serve on the PBATS Executive Board as the National League Assistant Representative from 2022-2024. David is a certified athletic trainer by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and a certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He holds athletic training licenses in Wisconsin and Alabama. David earned his Bachelor’s degree from Auburn University and his Master’s from Jacksonville State University. David achieved his Doctorate in Education from A.T. Still University. David and his wife, Wendy, reside in Athens, Alabama with their sons, Duke and Seth.
Lee Meyer
Lee enters his first season as Assistant Athletic Trainer with the Brewers. He spent the previous three seasons as Head Athletic Trainer with the Miami Marlins. He previously spent 5 seasons with the Houston Astros organization, including 2019-21 as Major League Assistant Athletic Trainer. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a Licensed Athletic Trainer, and a Certified Athletic Trainer. Meyer joined the Astros organization in 2017 following seven seasons with the New York Yankees as an athletic trainer in the club’s Minor League system. Lee also spent three off seasons as the Head Athletic Trainer for the Cardenales de Lara in the Venezuelan Winter League from 2014-16. Prior to landing a full-time position with the Yankees, Meyer held internships with the Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates, as well as the Indianapolis Colts of the NFL and Walt Disney World. Lee enjoys the outdoors spending time hunting and fishing as well as exercising. He completed IRONMAN Louisville in 2016 and, along with his wife, has raised thousands of dollars in purpose of philanthropy work across the country and world.
Bryn Hester
Bryn enters his first season as an Assistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist with the Milwaukee Brewers. He joined the organization as a Minor League Physical Therapist/Athletic Trainer in 2021 and was promoted to Coordinator of Rehabilitation in 2022. Before working in baseball, Bryn worked as a dual credentialed clinician for the University of Missouri Therapy Services. He earned bachelor’s degrees in athletic training and cognitive neuroscience, as well as a doctorate in physical therapy from Harding University. Bryn and his wife, Karlee, reside in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin with their daughter Kristi Anne.
Nick Jensen
Nick enters his 1st year as the Major League Assistant Athletic Trainer with the Milwaukee Brewers. He joined the club in 2019 as the Minor League Medical Coordinator (2019-2023), before becoming the Director of Player Health (2024), during which he was part of the 2024 Minor League Athletic Training Staff of the Year. He previously spent four seasons in the Atlanta Braves organization for the GCL Braves (2016), Low-A Affiliate Rome Braves (2017), and the AAA-Affiliate Gwinnett Stripers (2018-2019). Nick has spent time with Team China for the World Baseball Classic Qualifier (2025) and previously completed several baseball internships: Somerset Patriots, Trenton Thunder, Akron RubberDucks, and the Wilmington Blue Rocks. He completed his undergraduate degree at East Carolina University and his Master of Sports Medicine at the University of Delaware. Nick resides in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife Krystal, and son, Jack.