Stories of Professional Baseball Athletes

There are many professional baseball players that have stories, and know life is more than just baseball.

Josh Hamilton

Josh Hamilton was approaching the end of the road in baseball until he found that drugs and tattoos weren’t everything. He would have dreams that would tempt him to use drugs. Now, though, he recites James 4:7, which says, Humble yourself before God. Resist the devil, and He will flee from you. He memorizes, and recites scripture now, and takes part in Bible studies. He also tells his story to people and to crowds. Josh Hamilton also has stayed clean from drugs and had a successful 2008 season with the Texas Rangers. This season he has been plagued by injuries.

Zack Greinke

This season, Zack Greinke has been an ace for the Kansas City Royals. He is currently 8-3 with an 1.96 ERA. In 2006, however, Greinke was away from baseball suffering from an anxiety disorder, and depression. Greinke had to take time off from baseball to get his life back together, and now, look where he is. When he came back, he has spent time in the minors, in the bullpen, and now, back in the starting rotation. At the end of the 2008 season, he got his game back to where he wanted it.  He finished with 13 wins, and finished the season with 14 scoreless innings. This season, he extended that streak to 38 scoreless innings. Zack Greinke is a true, up and coming star, but he has had his struggles, too.

Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols has always been a baseball player. He is one of great superstars in today’s game, but baseball is not the only thing that is important to Albert Pujols. Pujols is an active Christian, and is married, and has a daughter, who has down syndrome. He also has two other children. Pujols has created the Albert Pujols Family Foundation to the development of people with down syndrome. On their website, Pujols states, “We exist to honor God and strengthen families through our works, deeds, and our example.” Pujols has recognized that his gift to play baseball is from God, and because of that, he and his family’s lives have been blessed by God. Pujols has put God first in his life, and everything else second.

Hearing about Albert Pujols story encourages me, and shows me that

athletes are truly good role models.These athletes are truly role models, and are role models to look up to because they have the right mindset now, and know that there is more to life than just baseball.