Ron Porterfield
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Ron Porterfield | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New Mexico State University |
| Occupation | Baseball athletic trainer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Employer | Tampa Bay Rays |
Ron Porterfield is an American Major League Baseball athletic trainer.[1] He has been the head athletic trainer for the Tampa Bay Rays since 2006.[1]
Early life
Porterfield is a native of Santa Fe, New Mexico.[1] He is a 1988 graduate of New Mexico State University.[1]
Professional baseball career
Houston Astros (1988–1996)
Porterfield began his professional baseball career as the trainer for the 1988 Auburn Astros of the Class A New York–Penn League.[1] Porterfield continued working in the Houston Astros minor league system through the 1996 season.[1]
He was named Texas League "Athletic Trainer of the Year" in 1992.[1]
Tampa Bay Rays (1997–present)
In 1997, Porterfield was hired by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, now known as the Tampa Bay Rays, to be the team's Minor League Medical and Rehabilitation Coordinator, a position he held until 2002.[1] Porterfield joined the Rays' Major League team as assistant athletic trainer in 2003, and was named head athletic trainer in 2006.[1]
Porterfield shared "Major League Athletic Training Staff of the Year" honors in both 2005 and 2009.[1]
Personal life
Porterfield resides in Parrish, Florida, with his wife and two children.[1]
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