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BASEBALL IS BACK ⚾️ Check out your favorite team's head athletic trainer for the 2025 season and head over to pbats.com/bios to read more about the full athletic training staffs for each @MLB club. Good luck to all!

Game on. After the All-Star break, Adam Sparks of the @BlueWahoosBBall dives straight back into the action—navigating player rehabs, mid-game injuries, and prepping for a road trip to Knoxville. No days off in the world of athletic training. Step inside the grind with Tales of…

🍪⚾️ We’re stepping up to the plate here at #MLBAllStarVillage, talking with parents & kids about the dangers of fentanyl and fake pills. Stop by our booth to learn about the chocolate chip cookie effect 🍫🍪 — and snag a bag of cookies when you do! (We've already had to…

[OUT NOW] PBATS teamed up with @GPPartner to launch Vol. 38 of the Gatorade Performance Partner newsletter: —Dry needling in baseball —Finger blister mangement —Dr. James Andrews spotlight —Cultural consideration with international athletes —News & notes —And much more Check it…

🚨 New from the PBATS Blog: Tales of the Tape: Installment 15 From early bus rides and injury evals to late-night calls home, Adam Sparks (@BlueWahoosBB AT) takes us inside life on the road and into the All-Star break. 📍 Columbus, GA 📘 Read it now: bit.ly/44xYY62…

Meet the 2025 @MLB All-Star Game athletic trainers! A huge congratulations to these four well-deserving and talented athletic trainers on this honor.

What a week for the PLAY campaign, with events across the league with the @astros, @Cardinals, @Yankees and @Brewers. Check out the full recap of the busy week here: bit.ly/3IlVL0B

In case you missed it, last week we had Neil Rampe, @Cubs assistant athletic trainer, on the Inside Athletic Training podcast! Check out the full episode here: apple.co/44BN9KI

Thanks to Iván Herrera, the Cardinals Athletic Training staff and the team from @PBATS for visiting with kids from our youth programs to teach them about living healthy lifestyles as part of the PLAY campaign!

Last week was a busy one for the PLAY Campaign tour. Both the @Mariners and @Cubs athletic training staffs hosted their annual event, along with partners from the @SongforCharlie, @TheTHF, and @HScheinMedical. Check out the recap here: pbats.com/mariners-cubs-…

More than 100 kids, ages 6–16, took the field at @TMobilePark for an unforgettable day with @Mariners players and athletic trainers as part of @PBATS Play—a Major League Baseball initiative to promote healthy, active lifestyles for youth across the country. ⚾️ @SongforCharlie…

PBATS members and alumni celebrated Rick Griffin's induction into the @NATA1950 Hall of Fame and enjoyed the company of athletic training pros from across the country at the 2025 NATA Clinical Symposia & AT Expo. #nata2025 Read the full recap here: bit.ly/4kj2Hcf

Jacketing our HOF inductees! #NATA2025

Yesterday was a great day in San Francisco with the @sfgiants athletic training staff and the @giantscommunity for the PLAY campaign event. The kids spent time at Oracle Park with #Giants infielder Casey Schmitt and learned from educational partners from @thethf and…

Congratulations to the 2025 NATA Hall of Fame members! #NATA2025

In case you missed it, don't forget to check out our latest conversation with Dr. Christopher Camp from the @MayoClinic and @Twins Head Team Physician, Medical Director, and Sr. Director of High Performance! apple.co/3FLGYLX

OUT NOW: Dr. Christopher Camp, Head Team Physician, Medical Director, and Director of High Performance for the @Twins and @MayoClinic, joins the Inside Athletic Training podcast. Listen here: apple.co/3FLGYLX

Last Friday we spent the day at Kauffman Stadium with the @Royals athletic training staff for the annual PLAY campaign event! Thanks to our partners for making it a special day: @HScheinMedical, @TheTHF, @SongforCharlie. Check out the recap here: bit.ly/406ebs4