January 06, 2009
The Right Touch
We've Got Heart continues their series on Women in Baseball with a profile of Tatiana Tchamouroff, massage therapist for the Washington Nationals. The players love her work:
Tatiana arrived to meet us a few minutes after the game started, just after her baseball duties were completed for the evening. Her twelve hour days start at 8:00 am in her Bethesda office, where she sees clients until noon before heading to the park. The players fight for spots on her schedule, especially after long road trips. They will bargain with each other for those open slots; others will just schedule a morning appointment at Tatiana's Bethesda practice. "It's pretty funny the arguments that take place outside the door with guys trying to get on the list. I mean, I do everything I can to see everybody." They are fighting to see her because she's one of the best.
She was widely credited for relieving Dmitri Young's debilitating back pain in the early part of the '08 season. She was an integral part of Cal Ripken Jr.'s rehab team, and the trusted personal massage therapist to Brady Anderson. Despite having dozens of professional athlete clients, it wasn't until 2008 that Tatiana had her first real opportunity to work for a professional team, something she's been dreaming about for a long time.
She's led a very interesting life in addition to her work with athletes.
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