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Today’s guest is former MLB relief pitcher Jason Grimsley. Jason played for seven different teams during his wild and memorable fifteen-year career. He had 622 career strikeouts and is a two-time World Series champion with the New York Yankees (1999 and 2000). Despite great success on the baseball diamond, Jason shares his off-field battles of addiction with drug and alcohol, brokenness and near-death experiences. You will be encouraged by this vulnerable conversation with Jason Grimsley—one ...

Former NFL player David Klingler is today’s guest. David had a legendary collegiate career at the University of Houston and was a Heisman finalist in 1991. As a result, David was drafted in the first round by the Cincinnati Bengals. Following his six seasons in the NFL, David exchanged his football playbook for seminary textbooks. After earning his masters and doctoral degrees, he joined the faculty at Dallas Theological Seminary. In this episode, David shares his decision to pursue ministry ...

Today’s guest is Ted Barrett, a retired Major League Baseball umpire who worked multiple World Series and All-Star games during his illustrious career. Ted has the distinction of being the only MLB umpire to have worked three perfect games including NY Yankee David Cone’s perfect game in 1999. In this episode, Ted gives listeners a behind the scenes glimpse at umping in the big leagues and how he handled criticism from both players and fans. He details his unique ministry, Calling for C...

Today’s guest is Paul (“Hembo”) Hembekides, on-air personality for Greeny and Get Up on ESPN. Hembo is a New York Times bestselling author and uses numbers and statistics to enlighten sports fans. He co-authored Got Your Number with ESPN’s Mike Greenberg and discusses future writing projects with Greenberg. In this episode, Hembo shares how he lives out his faith in a high-profile workplace like ESPN. You will be encouraged as he shares his collegiate experience at Cedarville University and h...

Mickey Weston played fifteen years of professional baseball with the Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Baltimore Orioles and the Toronto Blue Jays. Mickey currently serves as the chaplain for the Chicago White Sox and as executive director of Unlimited Potential, a collection of former ballplayers helping current ballplayers follow Jesus. Mickey has ministered in 40 countries since serving with UPI in 1996. In this episode, Mickey shares how he came to faith in Christ and the significant ...

Sean Casey played twelve years in the Major Leagues while going to three All Star games (1999, 2001 and 2004). The former first baseman was hitting coach for the New York Yankees (2023) and currently serves as an analyst on the MLB Network. Sean was nicknamed “The Mayor” by his fellow MLB players for his outgoing personality and infectious energy. Sean retired in 2008 with the Boston Red Sox and finished his career as a .302 hitter with 130 home runs and 735 RBI. He was inducted into the Cinc...