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PBATS Announces MiLB Athletic Trainer of the Year Awards

President Mark O’Neal of the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) today announced the winners of the Minor League Athletic Trainers of the Year Awards for the 2016 baseball season.…

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NATA Hosts 1st Annual Professional Society Meeting

PBATS President Mark O’Neal recently attended the first annual NATA Professional Society Meeting. The meeting, held at the NATA office in Carrollton, TX, was the first ever gathering of all…

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Bo Jackson and PBATS Join Forces for Public Service Announcement

Iconic athlete Bo Jackson appeared in a new public service ad – produced jointly by Major League Baseball and the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) – which encourages people…

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Mariners’ Griffin Featured in NATA News

Mariners’ Head Athletic Trainer Rick Griffin, MS, ATC, was featured in the July 2016 issue of NATA Magazine. Check out the image of Rick accepting his award from the Washington…

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PBATS One-Day Charity Raises $37,984

PBATS has announced that the One-Day Charity fundraiser has officially raised $37,984 in order to benefit The Miracle League, an organization that works to remove the barriers that keep children…

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PBATS Alumni Awarded Service Rings

Pictured above: Front row, left to right – Larry Duensing, Larry Starr and John Adam. Second row, left to right – Jeff Cooper, Charlie Moss, Paul Spicuzza and Tony Garofalo. Back row –…

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Abbott, Pride host PLAY Campaign

By Lindsay Berra / MLB.com | June 8th, 2016 MONTCLAIR, N.J. — When Jim Abbott went to career day at his daughter Ella’s school, he came with his Olympic gold…

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PBATS Announces Rolex Raffle Winners

The Professional Baseball Athletic Trainer’s Society has announced that the Kansas City Royals’ Eric Hosmer has won the 2016 Rolex Raffle and will be awarded a Rolex GMT Master II Black, provided by…

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Griffin Inducted to WSATA Hall of Fame

*Image courtesy of Ben VanHouten/Seattle Mariners Rick Griffin has been an athletic trainer for the Seattle Mariners since 1983. He has made a positive impact on the lives of many athletic trainers, baseball…

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Curt Schilling PSA on Dangers of Smokeless Tobacco

New York, NY (Thursday, April 14, 2016) – Former major-league pitcher Curt Schilling will provide a dramatic and moving personal account about the dangers associated with the use of spit…

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