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KEVIN FERRIS

Director, Quantitative Analysis
During the winter, the Angels hired Kevin Ferris as the Club's Director
of Quantitative Analysis. He joins the Halos after serving as a research and
development assistant in the Tampa Bay Rays' Analytics Department since
August of 2015. In his current role, Ferris will work closely with GM Billy Eppler
and the baseball operations' staff focusing on a variety of analytical initiatives
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Ferris, 28, grew up in Montana and earned both a bachelor of science (mathematics & science)
and a master’s degree (statistics) from Montana State University-Bozeman. He also worked at the
university as a graduate teaching assistant (Aug. 2013 - May 2015).
Before graduation in 2015, Ferris spent time as an intern for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
in Pasadena, CA during the summer of 2012. In 2014, he got his start in Major League Baseball as a
baseball operations intern for the Philadelphia Phillies.
BERNARD LI

Director, Sports Science & Performance / Head Physical
Therapist
Bernard Li begins his ninth season with the Angels, third 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.
Li received his Bachelor of Science in Physiology with 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.
RYAN CROTIN

Director, Performance Integration

Ryan Crotin is in his third season with the Angels, first as the Director of Performance
Integration. In his role, Ryan provides quality control for all performance processes
across departments to ensure that 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 through 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, kinathropometrics and injury epidemiology. Ryan is also credentialed
by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) as a Certified Strength and Conditioning
Specialist (CSCS).
His greatest accomplishment to date is being married to the former Samantha Belin and being the proud
father of his son Casey Crotin. He resides with his family in Phoenix, Arizona.
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