Josh Hamilton

I've been sending emails for the last few months to members of my congregation telling them about Josh Hamilton. I sent them a few emails about his baseball activities (since I'm sure most of my congregation don't follow the team that closely), and also making them aware of his strength from God.

So I told them today about his winning the AL Player of the month for the first two months of the season (something that's never been done before). Mentioned he's now second in AL outfielders in the All-Star voting.

But one thing I noticed this afternoon which probably won't get as much press was the fact that he changed his agents. SI reported this fact today. Here's what they had to say:

Josh Hamilton's negotiations for a long-term deal may be held up a little by his decision to switch agents during negotiations that appeared to be progressing. Hamilton, a born-again Christian after returning from bouts with his drug addiction, explained to friends that he wanted to be with a Christian stable, so he switched agents from Matt Sosnick to Michael Moye as he seemed to be closing in on a long contract.

I don't suspect that will impact much. Somehow I don't see Josh's walk with God leading him to milk the Rangers for dumptrucks full of money - although he may end up with it, anyway.

As someone who also believes hard in Jesus & God, the fact that Josh is using baseball as a platform to push the Gospel is most refreshing for me.