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director,
BERNARD LI sports science & performance/
head physical therapist
Bernard Li begins his 10th season with the Angels, fourth as Director
of Sports Science & Performance/Head Physical Therapist. In his role, he
leads the Angels Player Performance Department supervising athletic
medicine, strength and conditioning and sports nutrition. He also serves
as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Southern California’s Division of
Bio-kinesiology and Physical Therapy Department . front office
Li received his Bachelor of Science in Physiology with a minor in Exercise
and Health Science from UC Santa Barbara and obtained his Doctorate of Physical Therapy
at the University of Southern California. Li continued to distinguish himself by completing an
orthopedic residency to obtain a Graduate Certificate in Orthopedic Physical Therapy at USC
the following year.
He is double board certified by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, both as an
Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and a Sports Clinical Specialist. He is a member of the Orthopedic
Section and the Sports Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. In addition, Li is
a licensed athletic trainer .
Li has lectured on numerous topics that include therapeutic exercise, shoulder assessment,
hamstring preventive programs and hip rehabilitation, and has published several journal
articles and book chapters.
He resides in Playa Vista, California with his wife, Rachel.

director,
RYAN CROTIN performance integration
Ryan Crotin is in his fourth season with the Angels, second as the Director
of Performance Integration. In his role, Ryan delivers organizational
strategies and ensures that the organization executes a thorough
process in monitoring athletes, communicating interdepartmentally and
implementing an evidence-based performance plan to serve players’
competitive needs. In the previous two seasons, Crotin held the position
of Player Performance Coordinator overseeing the minor league strength
and conditioning platform, contributing to sport science efforts and
amateur player procurement.
Prior to joining the Angels, Ryan was a post-doctoral fellow for Penn Medicine in the
Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. There,
he was a major contributor in developing the Penn Throwing Clinic, a research and public
biomechanics offering designed to assess the pitching delivery and orthopedic functionality
from youth level athletes to professional ranks.
Crotin received his doctoral degree in Exercise Science with a dual concentration in Exercise
Physiology and Biomechanics. Ryan has authored peer-reviewed publications related to
baseball training methodology, biomechanical compensation in pitchers, physical size influences
on performance, workload metrics and injury epidemiology. Ryan is also credentialed by the
National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist (CSCS) and has been a strength coach for 13 years.
His greatest accomplishment to date is being married to the former Samantha Belin and
being the proud father of his sons, Casey and Cameron Crotin. He resides with his family in
Phoenix, Arizona.

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