By Mallory Mattingly
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Alex Call can play his best during every game because he is “fully surrendered” to the Lord.
“I think that you can actually perform at your highest when you’re fully surrendered, when you’re fully present in the moment,” he said on Sports Spectrum’s podcast last December. “I think having a relationship with Christ actually allows you to get to that place where it’s like, all right, I know I’ve done the work…Now I’m just going to give it to You.”
“God’s got you in his hands.”
Washington Nationals outfielder Alex Call talks about playing free as a pro baseball player on the latest Sports Spectrum podcast.
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Last year, Call struggled with his play. He was in Triple-A and knew he wasn’t going to be called up to the big leagues unless he changed his performance. That’s when his wife, Sam, encouraged him to reach out to some of his mentors. One challenged Call to ask God for a new perspective.
The very next game, Call began to play better. He was eventually brought up by the Washington Nationals and hit “.343 over 113 plate appearances and posted an OPS of .950,” according to Sports Spectrum.
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Call knew that it wasn’t him who changed but Christ who brought transformation.
“I surrender basically before every at-bat, but I truly, truly am giving this to [God] and I truly, truly am just completely trusting [Him] in this moment,” he shared on the podcast in December. “I’m just so grateful for His presence and His peace that has sustained me.”
Now, Call stands firm in faith and knows that his identity is in Christ alone.
“It only comes from knowing that your identity is rooted and built up in Him,” he declared. “You’re strengthened by His Word. You’re strengthened by His presence. And you’re not going to be shaken because your house is built on the rock, not on the sand.”
“I’ve been a lifelong Christian. My hope, my trust, is in the Lord. I’m so grateful for all He’s given me. If I never played baseball again, I would be completely content because I know that I have everything that I need in Christ,” he continued.
Call played his first season with the Dodgers this year, and Sports Spectrum speculates that he’ll get “his first taste of postseason baseball.”
Call’s story is an incredible reminder of the transformation surrendering to Christ can bring to every area of our lives.
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