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009: Joe Wieland, Former Professional Baseball Player - Submitting to God's Will

Virtuous Athlete

Joe is a former professional baseball player who the Texas Rangers drafted out of high school in 2008. He went on to make his MLB debut with the San Diego Padres in 2014 and also pitched for the Dodgers and Mariners before heading off to pitch in Japan in 2017. Joe went on to play for 13 different teams in five countries during his career, also competing in Korea, Mexico, and Taiwan. Joe recently retired from the game of baseball and shares how his faith prepared him to be at peace with that decision and how God has called him to fully submit to his will. Throughout our conversation, Joe shares many reflections on how his faith and baseball are intertwined, and how God used the game of baseball to shape him into the man he is today.