MLB First Baseman Paul Goldschmidt After 3-Home Runs Against Detroit Tigers: ‘God Used Baseball to Introduce Himself to Me’
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St. Louis Cardinals first-baseman, Paul Goldschmidt, hit three home runs in the Cardinals game against the Detroit Tigers.
Goldschmidt scored home runs in the first, third and eighth innings he also added a single to his at bats going 4-4 on the night.
In a post-game interview with ESPN, Goldschmidt stated, “I’m always trying to hit it hard, but there’s a little adjustment with two strikes. You can’t just be up there free swinging. Sometimes, it works out like today and other times they strike you out three times.”
Goldschmidt also made an appearance on Sports Spectrum Podcast. Since his appearance in the majors Goldschmidt has been nothing but open regarding his faith.
“God used baseball to introduce Himself to me,” he said. “… I was already in the big leagues, signed a contract, had everything, was married. I was not struggling in my life at all. But if I wouldn’t have been there, those teammates wouldn’t have shared and loved on me and invited me and just had me over to their house, the way they lived. I wouldn’t have asked those questions (about faith).”
Goldschmidt grew up Catholic and he didn’t become a follower of Jesus until he got into the majors.
“Everybody has a foundation they are trying to live their life by, mine is just the Lord’s Word and the Bible and what He said,” Goldschmidt stated back in 2019. “… Definitely, my goal is to make my faith in Jesus the center and most important thing in my life.”
Goldschmidt added on the podcast, “Jesus said, ‘Treat people how you want to be treated,’ and that’s kind of always on the forefront of my mind. I know a lot of people have treated me amazing, and I just want to do my best … to carry that on into treating people how I was actually treated and how I would like to be. And that’s kind of, for me, my motivation.”
As Goldschmidt continues his walk with Christ, he will continue to lead the Cardinals in the NL Central division.
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