Ron Porterfield

[1] 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.

[2] In Tampa, Porterfield has been lauded by All-Star pitchers David Price and James Shields for his training methods.

[3] Former Rays outfielder Rocco Baldelli, who was unable to play for most of 2007 and 2008 due to a mysterious ailment that was originally thought to be life-threatening[4] and was later diagnosed as channelopathy, said his playing career, which he described as having hit "rock bottom," might never have resumed if not for Porterfield's time and dedication in pursuing a proper diagnosis and treatment.

[4] Porterfield shared "Major League Athletic Training Staff of the Year" honors in both 2005 and 2009.