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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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Honoring the Late Joe Garagiola

Noted author, humorist, T.V. personality, baseball player and humanitarian, Joe Garagiola, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 90. His love of the game and its players was an…

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Cubs Present MiLB Awards at Spring Training

Image courtesy of Mark O’Neal Mark O’Neal, PBATS President and Chicago Cubs Director of Medical Administration joined Nick Frangella, Chicago Cubs Head Minor League Athletic Trainer, to present Shane Nelson…

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Taylor Hooton Foundation Launches 2016 Campaign

Article courtesy of Mark Newman | MLB.com Nearly 13 years have passed since Taylor Hooton, a promising 17-year-old baseball prospect, took his own life as a result of anabolic steroid…

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Cubs Host Spring Training Seminar

The Chicago Cubs Athletic Training staff hosted the 2016 PBATS Arizona Spring Training Seminar on Friday, March 11th at the Under Armour Performance Center. The Seminar was organized and moderated…

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Twins Host Spring Training Seminar

The Minnesota Twins Athletic Training staff hosted the 2016 PBATS Florida Spring Training Seminar on Saturday, March 5th at the CenturyLink Sports Complex Player Development Academy and was organized and…

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Astros Staff Takes Home Top Honor

President Mark O’Neal of the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS) recently announced at the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings the Houston Astros athletic training staff as the winners of…

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PBATS Releases 2015 Newsletter

The PBATS newsletter is an annual publication on behalf of the PBATS membership.  The mission of the PBATS Newsletter is to provide the members of PBATS and other healthcare providers…

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Andrus, Rangers Join PLAY Campaign

Article by: Christian Corona  / Special to MLB.com | May 2, 2015 ARLINGTON — When Elvis Andrus looked around at his first Spring Training as a teenager, the slender shortstop wondered how he’d ever make it…

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