Matt Rankin named 'IL Trainer of the Year'!

For the nineteenth consecutive year, the Professional Baseball Athletic Trainers Society (PBATS), consisting of athletic trainers throughout both major and minor league baseball, will be honoring members of the organization for their dedication to athletic training, professional baseball and PBATS.

Coordinated by the major league PBATS members, athletic trainers in each of the minor leagues have been asked to select a trainer within their league to be recognized as that league's Trainer of the Year.

The 2010 International League Trainer of the Year, as selected by his peers within the League is Toledo Mud Hens trainer Matt Rankin.

Matthew Jon Rankin
Born: August 1, 1971 (39) in Marion, OH
College: Ohio University

Career: In his 10th season with the Mud Hens and his 15th within the Detroit Tigers organization...spent two years with the Lakeland Tigers (A) in the Florida State League from 1999-2000...worked as trainer for the Delaware Stars of the Maryland Fall League in 1998...spent 1996 as the trainer for the Tigers' Class A Visalia affiliate and 1997-98 as the trainer at Class A Jamestown...served as the trainer for Honolulu of the Hawaii Winter League in 1997...was trainer for Leonnes del Escogido in the Dominican Winter League in 2000.

Personal: Matt earned a bachelor's degree in community health and a master's degree in athletic training from Ohio University...is married (Amy) and lives in Toledo.