Clubhouse Staff, Twins

TWINS STAFF

DavePruemer

Head athletic trainer

Dave Pruemer is in his 22nd season in the Twins organization and fourth as Head Athletic Trainer after serving eight seasons as Assistant Athletic Trainer. Pruemer attended the University of Southern Illinois, where he received his B.S. in Athletic Training. A native of Teutopolis, IL, he began his career with the Twins organization in 1995 and served as Athletic Trainer for Rookie Elizabethton. After one year at Elizabethton, Pruemer was promoted to Single-A Ft. Myers, where he spent the 1996-97 seasons. He was the Athletic Trainer for Double-A New Britain from 1998-2001, and was named the Eastern League Trainer of the Year in 2000. Selected by Major League Baseball to work the Arizona Fall League in 2001 and 03, Pruemer also served as the Twins Triple-A athletic trainer from 2002-04. He was named International League Trainer of the Year in 2004 and was named the Head Athletic Trainer for the American League for the 2014 All-Star Game held at Target Field.

Dave and his wife, Tina, along with daughter, Hannah, and sons, Dylan and Tyler, live in Woodbury, MN.

TonyLeo

Assistant athletic trainer

Tony Leo is in his 19th season with the Twins organization and his sixth as Assistant Athletic Trainer. Leo attended Bowling Green State University, where he received his B.S. in Sports Management with an Athletic Training emphasis. A native of Salem, OH, he began his career in 1997 with the GCL Twins. Leo was hired full time in 1998 and served as the Trainer for Rookie Elizabethton. He was promoted to Single-A Quad Cities, where he spent the 2000-01 seasons. Leo was the Trainer for Double-A New Britain from 2002-04, and was named the 2003 Eastern League All-Star Trainer. In 2005, Leo was promoted to Triple-A Rochester and selected by MLB to work the Arizona Fall League. He served as the Triple-A Trainer from 2005-10 and selected as the Triple-A All-Star Game Trainer in 2009. Leo is also a Fellow of Applied Functional Science (FAFS) through the Gray Institute.

Tony, his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Olivia, live in Schaumburg, IL.

LanningTucker

Assistant athletic trainer and Rehab Coordinator

Lanning Tucker is in his fourth season in the major leagues as Assistant Athletic Trainer and Rehab Coordinator for the club. His first season in the Twins Minor League system was 1992 and has worked at various levels in the Minor Leagues from 1992-98. From 1999 to 2012 he served as the Head Minor League Athletic Trainer and Rehab Coordinator. Lanning earned his Bachelor’s degree at Texas A&M University in 1987 and his Master’s degree from the United States Sports Academy in 1992. Lanning has two sons, Aaron and Bryan, and resides in Ft. Myers, FL.

PerryCastellano

Strength and Conditioning Coach

Perry Castellano enters his 17th season as a strength coach in professional baseball. 2016 will mark his 10th season as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the Twins. He spent five years as the Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coordinator for the Twins and two years with the Texas Rangers. His responsibilities include dayto-day instruction for the major league club, as well as developing and designing various programs throughout the entire organization.

Castellano, 56, was the 2010 recipient of the Nolan Ryan Award, given to the MLB Strength Coach of the year and was selected as the American League Strength and Conditioning Coach for the 2014 MLB All-Star Game at Target Field. Perry received a B.Sc. degree in Kinesiology from Pepperdine University and an M.A. degree in Management from National University in San Diego.

Perry, wife, Lori, and sons, Cory and Brady, reside in Cape Coral, FL.

NateDammann

Bullpen Catcher

Nate Dammann is in his 10th season as bullpen catcher for the Twins. His responsibilities include preparing the field for batting practice, as well as catching pitchers in the bullpen prior to and during games. In addition, he assists Twins minor league coaches during Instructional League and has traveled to the Twins Academy in the Dominican Republic to coach minor league players each of the past four off-seasons. Dammann is a 2004 graduate of Hamline University in St. Paul, with a degree in Secondary Education. He played four years of baseball for the Pipers and also played quarterback on their football team.

Nate, wife, Kate, and daughters, Ada and Avery, reside in St. Paul, MN.

TWINS STAFF

RodMcCormick

Equipment manager

Rod McCormick is in his 23rd season with the Twins, and his 10th as the club’s Equipment Manager. McCormick joined the Twins as a ball boy in 1994, and became the Home Clubhouse Assistant in 1998. He was named home Clubhouse Manager in April 2007. A graduate of Minnetonka High School, McCormick attended the University of Minnesota from 1993-96. He oversees all the upkeep of team and personal player equipment and the movement of equipment on all road trips and spring training. Rod, wife, Kristen, and twin sons, Charlie and Parker, reside in Minnetonka, MN.

JasonLizakowski

Visiting Clubhouse Manager

Jason Lizakowski is in his 19th season with the Twins and fifth as Visiting Clubhouse Manager. Lizakowski joined the Twins as a ball boy in 1998, and became the Visiting Clubhouse Assistant in 2000. He was named Visiting Clubhouse Manager in January of 2012. A graduate of Rosemount High School in 1991, Lizakowski, along with his father, started a small construction business serving the metro area before joining the Twins in 1998. He oversees all the upkeep of visiting team needs and the movement of equipment in and out of Target Field. Jason, wife, Katie, and daughter, Ava, reside in Ramsey, MN.

sEANhARLIN

dIRECTOR, mAJOR lEAGUE vIDEO

Sean Harlin is in his 25th year with the Twins and fourth as the Director of Major League Video, a position he was named to in December of 2012. Harlin attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, MN, where he received his BA in English. In his role as Director of Major League Video, Harlin is responsible for selecting video and baseball data for coaching and scouting purposes for the major leagues as well as overseeing the Twins minor league video coaching program. Harlin began his career with the Twins in 1992 as an office services assistant until joining the Twins media relations department, where he served as Manager of Media Relations from 1995-2005.

Sean, his wife, Andrea, and their son, Tadhg, reside in Eagan, MN.

mIKEhERMAN

dIRECTOR, tEAM tRAVEL

Mike Herman is in his 18th season with the Twins, his fifth as Director of Team Travel. He is responsible for planning and implementing the club’s travel needs, including charter aircraft, ground transportation and hotel accommodations for the entire traveling party during spring training and the regular season. Herman began his career with the Twins as a Media Relations Intern in 1999, before being hired full-time as a Media Relations Assistant at the start of the 2000 season. He also held the positions of Assistant Manager of Media Relations (2001-03) and Manager of Media and Player Relations (2004-06). He was named Director of Baseball Communications in 2007 and served in that role until being named to his current position in June of 2012.

After graduating from Hopkins High School, Herman attended St. Olaf College, where he played baseball and graduated in 1998 with a degree in Communications.

Mike, his wife, Brittany, and their sons, Cole and Chase, reside in Plymouth, MN.

JackGoin

dIRECTOR, Baseball Research

Jack Goin is in his 14th season with the Twins, his first as Director of Baseball Research. The 1999 graduate of Lake Forest College majored in Business Administration and earned an MBA from the University of St. Thomas. Goin has been with the Twins since 2001, before being hired full-time in 2003. He has held several positions with the Twins including Administrative Asst. to Scouting, Administrative Asst. to the General Manager (2005-09), Manager of Major League Administration (2009-11), and Manager of Major League Administration and Baseball Research (2011-15).

He oversees the baseball research department, advance scouting process, and technology initiatives in Baseball Operations. He also assists the General Manager and Assistant General Manager with roster management, arbitration preparation, negotiating player contracts with less than three years of major league service, and interpretation of the CBA and major league rules.

Jack, his wife, Amy, and their children, Grace and Jackson, reside in Eagan, MN.