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Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society
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The Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society Podcast provides recognition for those who have experienced the unique demands of professional baseball performance enhancement. Individuals share their stories and insights, providing valuable lessons for all who are tuning in!

  1. 11h ago

    233. Interview with Megan Pierro (Part Two)

    Megan Pierro is in her 3rd year as a Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Tampa Bay Rays organization (seasonal in 2024, full-time in 2025 and 2026). She is originally from Lutz, FL and attended the University of South Florida, where she played 5 seasons as a D1 softball player (2019-2023). She graduated with a B.S. in Biomedical Health Science and a Minor in Nutrition. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the NSCA and will be playing professional softball this summer for the Florida Breeze in the Professional Softball League (PSL).Topics covered in this episode:-Her softball playing career-Finding success and advice for others-Continuing education resourcesQuotes:-"I think for me as a coach establishing relationships with my players is a very important piece" (0:41)-"Baseball you have to take into consideration that they're playing so many games, and we have to be able to optimize our players to go out there and perform to their greatest potential throughout the whole season" (5:21)-"The best thing I think we can do as coaches is to just be a sponge to the information around us and try to absorb it all" (14:38)If you would like to learn more from Megan, you can connect with her on social media:Instagram:@meganpierro

    23 min

  2. May 27

    232. Interview with Megan Pierro (Part One)

    Megan Pierro is in her 3rd year as a Strength & Conditioning Coach with the Tampa Bay Rays organization (seasonal in 2024, full-time in 2025 and 2026). She is originally from Lutz, FL and attended the University of South Florida, where she played 5 seasons as a D1 softball player (2019-2023). She graduated with a B.S. in Biomedical Health Science and a Minor in Nutrition. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with the NSCA and will be playing professional softball this summer for the Florida Breeze in the Professional Softball League (PSL).Topics covered in this episode:-Her journey to the Rays organization-Participating in the "Spanish Immersion Program"-The value of using the textbookQuotes:-"I learned very quickly that speaking Spanish is a huge part of working in baseball, especially at the complex level" (4:43)-"I think it's easy to get caught up in wanting to always try new and different things, but at the end of the day, especially at the level that I work at, I think sometimes simple can be better" (14:39)-"I started to realize that this was actually something that we might be able to make work, and turns out that we are, so I will be playing this summer" (18:49)If you would like to learn more from Megan, you can connect with her on social media:Instagram:@meganpierro

    23 min

  3. May 13

    231. Interview with Blaine Taylor (Part Three)

    Blaine Taylor is a strength and conditioning coach currently working in Lake Tahoe, California. Prior to his current role, he has had stops with both the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies organizations, working in various roles throughout their Minor League systems.Topics covered in this episode:-Advice for others-Continuing education resources-Lightning RoundQuotes:-"I think as an athletic trainer or a physical therapist or what we do, you're sacrificing a lot of things for the job" (1:15)-"Sometimes you need a little bit more to lean on; you gotta lean more on someone else than yourself" (15:42)-"I think that's why I think social media is such a cool tool, you can use it almost as a journal or a resume in some sense" (19:55)If you would like to learn more from Blaine, you can connect with him on social media:Instagram:@blainepatricktaylor

    36 min

  4. Apr 29

    230. Interview with Blaine Taylor (Part Two)

    Blaine Taylor is a strength and conditioning coach currently working in Lake Tahoe, California. Prior to his current role, he has had stops with both the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies organizations, working in various roles throughout their Minor League systems.Topics covered in this episode:-Life outside of professional baseball-Ikigai-Finding successQuotes:-"Some jobs don't always work out in certain phases of life" (3:09)-"We have free will, but there is this divine path we are supposed to walk. And we have the choice to not walk it" (11:14)-"You have to truly experience it yourself to speak the language and to know you're gonna deliver the right product to the right person" (21:38)If you would like to learn more from Blaine, you can connect with him on social media:Instagram:@blainepatricktaylor

    29 min

  5. Apr 15

    229. Interview with Blaine Taylor (Part One)

    Blaine Taylor is a strength and conditioning coach currently working in Lake Tahoe, California. Prior to his current role, he has had stops with both the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies organizations, working in various roles throughout their Minor League systems.Topics covered in this episode:-His journey to his current role-Firefighting, martial arts, gymnastics, and climbing-His best professional baseball storiesQuotes:-"I think our road is paved and you follow that road. And you know when you're on the right road" (7:17)-"Getting players through a season with zero injuries was always my goal as a strength coach every season" (14:44)-"Sometimes, you know, we don't always get it right. But when you do, it's super cool, super rewarding" (19:00)If you would like to learn more from Blaine, you can connect with him on social media:Instagram:@blainepatricktaylor

    37 min

  6. Apr 1

    228. 2026 Spring Training Group Discussion (Part Three)

    This episode of The PBSCCS Podcast is a group discussion on Spring Training. This is Part Three of the interview.Speakers:-Logan Jones (Chicago White Sox)-Grace Cullen (Tampa Bay Rays)Questions/topics covered in this episode:-Ways to stay sharp in the off-season-Collaboration amongst departments-Ways to improve Spring TrainingQuotes:-"I need to be coaching or doing something and working with athletes to get better" (10:38) - Grace Cullen-"The prep work needs to come from how the athlete is moving when they're throwing or hitting" (11:27) - Grace Cullen-"Whatever it is, how can we speak some of those common languages across disciplines to show the player we really are truly invested into their growth and development" (17:25) - Logan Jones-"I think, by nature, we're problem solvers" (22:09) - Logan JonesIf you would like to learn more from the guests on this episode, you can follow them on social media:Instagram:@logan_jones95 - Logan Jones@coachgracecullen - Grace Cullen

    28 min

  7. Mar 18

    227. 2026 Spring Training Group Discussion (Part Two)

    This episode of The PBSCCS Podcast is a group discussion on Spring Training. This is Part Two of the interview.Speakers:-Logan Jones (Chicago White Sox)-Grace Cullen (Tampa Bay Rays)Questions/topics covered in this episode:-Excitement for the upcoming season-Navigating the World Baseball Classic-Current stressors and how they are navigating themQuotes:-"Obviously, as a strength coach, you want to have an impact on the guys and their routine and how they can prepare" (1:23) - Grace Cullen-"I do believe that you could have all of the tactical knowledge and information in the world and if you can't communicate it to the player in a digestible and simplistic way it doesn't matter" (9:47) - Logan Jones-"Bowling Green is kind of on the outskirts of everywhere, so our shortest travel is to Rome and it's five hours, and then everywhere else we usually bus seven hours or we fly" (26:24) - Grace Cullen-"I think that Spring Training itself is always a form of a stressor and some years are better than others" (28:42) - Logan JonesIf you would like to learn more from the guests on this episode, you can follow them on social media:Instagram:@logan_jones95 - Logan Jones@coachgracecullen - Grace Cullen

    31 min

  8. Mar 4

    226. 2026 Spring Training Group Discussion (Part One)

    This episode of The PBSCCS Podcast is a group discussion on Spring Training. This is Part One of the interview.Speakers:-Logan Jones (Chicago White Sox)-Grace Cullen (Tampa Bay Rays)Questions/topics covered in this episode:-Daily responsibilities during Spring Training for the strength and conditioning coach-Intake testing and assessment during Spring Training-Programming and individualization for players upon arrivalQuotes:-"Upon arrival, on the Major League or Minor League side doesn't matter, most organizations have some form of intake" (3:07) - Logan Jones-"I think the most important piece of this puzzle is closing the feedback loop with the player" (12:24) - Logan Jones-They're obviously here to play baseball. It's our job as strength and conditioning professionals to help them prior to going out and make them stay on the field" (15:10) - Grace Cullen-"I think the biggest thing we work on is the running progression. I feel like we do a really good job as a department in making sure we're not just having guys jump into really high yardage weeks or really high intensities" (17:06) - Grace CullenIf you would like to learn more from the guests on this episode, you can follow them on social media:Instagram:@logan_jones95 - Logan Jones@coachgracecullen - Grace Cullen

    26 min
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The Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society Podcast provides recognition for those who have experienced the unique demands of professional baseball performance enhancement. Individuals share their stories and insights, providing valuable lessons for all who are tuning in!

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  • Creator
    Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2026
  • Episodes
    100
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    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2026 Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society
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