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He has five rings, renamed and World Series trophies – but for Legend of yankees Andy Pettitte, faith comes first.
From the mound to the chapel, Pettitte turned to Christ To spend difficult moments and cope with certain challenges of the “big league”.
Now, with his wife Laura by his side, he is Share his journey of faith with Fox Nation subscribers.
“One of the verses I always remember and that I thought is:” What benefits a man if he wins the whole world but loses his soul? “” Said the hole legend on the last episode of “Biblical study of Ainsley.”
“It is not all the trophies and all the money and everything [the] fame. These are more people of people. “”
Andy Pettit of the New York Yankees Pitchs during the stick training before the match between New York Mets and New York Yankees at the Yankee Stadium on Friday May 16, 2025 in New York, New York. (Mary Decicco / MLB photos)
After Pettitte found Christ at 11, his faith continued to grow each year.
Later, he met Laura later in a Baptist church just outside Houston where his father was a preacher, and the couple got married at a young age.
“I just felt that I had a wonderful foundation with my faith to transport myself through all the tests and tribulations and all the good times that a baseball career can bring,” he said on Monday “Fox and friends. “”
Jim Kelly is thinking about the reason he “decided to change my life” and turn to faith
Andy Pettitte (Back Center) and his wife Laura (right) shared their trips of faith on “Ainsley’s Bible Study of Fox Nation. (Fox & Friends / Screengrab)
Laura remained by his side while he went to glory in the big leagues, based strongly on her own faith – which she had hosted since early childhood – to make her pass the tribulations that accompany the woman of an athlete.
“Through these moments, with women pushing me away, wanting to take their photo with him and different things … Building on the Lord and going to the Word, my Bible, and the prayer really through all this time was [what got me through it]She shared.
Even as a recruit, Pettitte led Biblical studies Among his teammates – something he described as “hard” in the midst of disagreements of those around him.
New York Yankes Pitcher Andy Pettit (Reuters)
“You have to get to the point, obviously, where you don’t care about what someone thinks of you. You will live your life, you know what you think and the foundations you want to live and the principles you want to live. Everyone will not always agree with you, but certainly as a younger player, it was difficult,” he said.
“It was difficult when you had to walk in the baseball locker room and say:” Hey, we had the chapel in five minutes “, and many guys did not want to hear this, but again, God was always very faithful, and I just had a lot of confidence in what was going to do and how he was going to help me.”
“It was wonderful during my career to see people, to see other teammates accept Jesus, and God is just good. That’s all I can say.”
