Matt Smith- Minnesota Twins Minor League Athletic Trainer

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Episode 36 Season 2 is out with Matt Smith. Matt is currently a Minor League Athletic Trainer in the Minnesota Twins Organization. Matt graduated from Baldwin Wallace University with a B.S. in Athletic Training and Exercise Science. Matt also received his Master’s of Science in Athletic Training.

Matt’s previous internships include Boston Red Sox Assistant Athletic Trainer, Cleveland Indians Major League Athletics Trainer Internship, and Columbus Clippers Athletic Trainer Internship (Triple A Affiliate of the Cleveland Indians).

Matt talks about his internships and how he was able to get these positions. He talks about how to go about getting connections within the industry and how to get your foot in the door to the professional baseball scene.

Matt explains how important it is to know and understand how to work with professional baseball players. Professional baseball players are routine and they want to find what works best for them. Matt tells about how he learns each athlete and finds how each athlete works on an individual basis.

This past season Matt has done everything virtual for the Minnesota Twins. He talks about how excited he is to get working with players everyday and getting “the feel” back as an Athletic Trainer. Please join me in listening to Matt and “Always Remember Be Yourself”