{"id":2056404,"date":"2023-10-05T12:07:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T16:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/icymi-mlb-player-shows-up-to-batting-practice-with-jesus-won-shirt\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T12:07:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T16:07:05","slug":"icymi-mlb-player-shows-up-to-batting-practice-with-jesus-won-shirt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/icymi-mlb-player-shows-up-to-batting-practice-with-jesus-won-shirt\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: MLB Player Shows Up to Batting Practice with &#8216;Jesus Won&#8217; Shirt"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ficymi-mlb-player-shows-up-to-batting-practice-with-jesus-won-shirt%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2056404&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Texas Rangers rookie who delivered clutch hits in his team\u2019s wild-card playoff sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays this week isn\u2019t afraid to share his faith.<\/p>\n<p>Outfielder Evan Carter went <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/gamelog\/_\/id\/4917921\/evan-carter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3-for-4 with two doubles<\/a> and two RBIs in a series that saw the Rangers advance to the American League Divisional Series.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/player\/evan-carter-694497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">21-year-old<\/a> from Elizabethton, Tennessee, also hit a home run in the Rangers\u2019 decisive 7-1 victory Wednesday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Texas Rangers Evan Carter starts his career postseason 3\/4 with 2 doubles, 2 runs, 3 walks, 1 HBP, 1 home run &#038; 2 RBI: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XL991j1pol\">pic.twitter.com\/XL991j1pol<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Desert Dweller Sports Network (@DesertDwellerSN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DesertDwellerSN\/status\/1709728240321847538?\">October 5, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to his impressive performance at the plate, Carter made a diving catch to prevent a base hit in Tuesday\u2019s opening game of the AL wild-card series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hello world, meet Evan Carter. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoAndTakeIt?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GoAndTakeIt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sWXUnpmcwz\">pic.twitter.com\/sWXUnpmcwz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Texas Rangers (@Rangers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rangers\/status\/1709289286116536620?\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He had worn a shirt expressing his faith in Jesus Christ before his big-league debut on Sep. 8.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJesus Won,\u201d the shirt read.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">the man of the hour <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y8TWF4ESe2\">pic.twitter.com\/y8TWF4ESe2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 kennedi landry (@kennlandry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kennlandry\/status\/1700245688096059891?\">September 8, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also expressed his gratitude for the chance to play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dea-documents-baseball-superstar-ratted-stars-lied-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Major League Baseball<\/a>, saying, \u201cI\u2019m grateful. I thank God for the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Carter\u2019s wife, Kaylan, attributed his success in professional baseball to his Christian faith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the glory to God. Without him, we wouldn\u2019t be here,\u201d she said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com\/texas-rangers-evan-carter-jesus-won-t-shirt-explains-it-all\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Citizen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Three days after his debut, Carter would hit his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rangers\/status\/1701382444664959158?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first home run<\/a> in the majors. He would hit four more in September.<\/p>\n<p>Carter has had a hot batting average of .306 after his September call-up, helping to buoy the Rangers\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tumultuous-regular-season-mlb-suffers-lowest-postseason-attendance-100-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">playoff<\/a> hunt amid fierce competition from the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rangers rookie Evan Carter entered the MLB stage wearing a \u201cJesus Won\u201d shirt and has hit .306 since being called up, helping Texas to its 1st playoff appearance since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m grateful,\u201d he said prior to his debut. \u201cI thank God for this opportunity.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z8TT93X0gT\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z8TT93X0gT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sports Spectrum (@Sports_Spectrum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sports_Spectrum\/status\/1709281163741708481?\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Carter previously cited God\u2019s will after being drafted 50th overall in the 2020 MLB draft.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe God\u2019s got a plan for me,\u201d he said of his vocation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/evan-carter-justifying-where-rangers-took-him-in-mlb-draft\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers are slated to begin their best-of-five divisional series Saturday in Baltimore. 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Outfielder Evan Carter went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs in a series that saw the Rangers advance to the American League Divisional Series. 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