{"id":2078905,"date":"2023-10-25T11:17:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T15:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pitcher-brandon-pfaadt-goes-viral-for-pregame-ritual-before-sending-team-to-world-series\/"},"modified":"2023-10-25T11:21:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T15:21:14","slug":"pitcher-brandon-pfaadt-goes-viral-for-pregame-ritual-before-sending-team-to-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pitcher-brandon-pfaadt-goes-viral-for-pregame-ritual-before-sending-team-to-world-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Pitcher Brandon Pfaadt&#8217;s pregame ritual goes viral, propelling team to World Series."},"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%2Fpitcher-brandon-pfaadt-goes-viral-for-pregame-ritual-before-sending-team-to-world-series%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=2078905&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--><h2>Pitcher Brandon \u200dPfaadt Goes Viral for Pregame Ritual Before Sending Team \u200dto World Series<\/h2>\n<p>Even before Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt caught the attention of the sports \u2064world \u2063by continuing\u2062 to pitch like a champion, he was going viral for what he did in the dugout.<\/p>\n<p>Pfaadt \u2063started for Arizona as the\u2062 underdog Diamondbacks defeated the Philadelphia\u2062 Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series.<\/p>\n<p>As Arizona\u2019s hitters \u200dwent to the plate in \u200dthe top half \u2064of the first inning, Pfaadt was photographed reading \u2062what appeared to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vocal-ufc-fighter-gives-sin-city-show-bible-cage-entrance-rebuke-satan-major-accusation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Bible<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt appears to be reading the Bible moments before taking the mound for a winner-take-all \u2064Game 7. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y2bDqVnBNh\">pic.twitter.com\/Y2bDqVnBNh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Danny Vietti (@DannyVietti) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DannyVietti\/status\/1716972928326320160?\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is \u2063by far the most impactful &#038; inspiring thing I\u2019ve seen in a while captured in this picture!<br \/>\nProud of u Pfaadt 4 ur courage &#038; shining ur light 4 Christ<\/p>\n<p>Keep God 1st in ALL u do <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpeakLife?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SpeakLife<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJesus replied, \u2018What is impossible\u2064 with man is possible with\u200b God.\u2019\u201d -Luke 18:27 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IU2w4oithH\">https:\/\/t.co\/IU2w4oithH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Cumpston (@SliderBoys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SliderBoys\/status\/1717081726969655373?\">October 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2020, as\u2063 he waited \u200dto \u2064learn if he would be chosen in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/never-abandoned-hope-trust-god-says-miraculous-baseball-player-inspired-faith-based-film-hill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aaarrrggghhh-washpost-writer-triggered-by-tampa-bay-team-name-buccaneers\/\" title=\"Aaarrrggghhh! WashPost Writer Triggered By Tampa Bay Team Name \u2018Buccaneers\u2019\">major league<\/a><\/a> \u2062 draft, \u2064he told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wdrb.com\/sports\/lane-bellarmines-brandon-pfaadt-hoping-to-hear-his-name-called-in-mlb-draft\/article_45b87c82-9a18-11ea-9e16-a7c1835f884e.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WRDB<\/a> how faith fit\u200c in during times of\u200b stress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt weighs on\u2064 me. There\u2019s a lot of anxiety coming up\u2064 to this moment. But I think you gotta just keep working hard no matter what, and then whatever happens, happens,\u201d he said \u2063then.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod has a plan, so just keep working\u200b hard every single day, and hopefully, your dream will come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pfaadt \u2063is living his dream now as Arizona heads to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/first-time-everything-mlb-star-world-series-hero-declines-induction-teams-hall-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World\u2064 Series<\/a> against the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels unreal. It\u2019s like a \u200cdream come true. You grow up wanting this moment,\u201d Pfaadt said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/brandon-pfaadt-solid-in-nlcs-game-7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels \u2063unbelievable. To come up with the guys that I came up with and look them in the face and say that we\u2019re going to the World Series, it feels surreal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Pfaadt has struck out 22 batters in four post-season starts, and on Tuesday, he struck out two of the final three batters he faced in a rocky fourth inning to keep the game \u200cin\u2063 reach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou \u200cexpect hiccups for young players,\u201d manager Torey Lovullo said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut \u2026 he\u2019s just \u2064gone out\u2064 there and learned and grown with good coaching, accepting that.\u200d For him to start Game\u2064 7, it didn\u2019t faze any of us. We knew he could develop a game plan and go out there and execute it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diamondbacks\u2062 teammate\u2064 Zac Gallen\u2063 praised Pfaadt\u2019s determination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo\u2063 go out there in Game 7 when your \u2063back\u2019s against the wall, maybe in one of the more hostile environments in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-former-baseball-mvp-garvey-joins-california-us-senate-race-giving-gop-dash-celebrity-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">baseball<\/a>, maybe in all of professional sports, I just think speaks to the\u200b character of the guy,\u201d\u2064 he said.<\/p>\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/diamondbacks-brandon-pfaadt-appears-read-bible-before-taking-mound-game-7-nlcs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Catholic schools were a \u200dbig part of forming Pfaadt\u2019s character.<\/p>\n<p>The Louisville, Kentucky, native attended Trinity High School, a Catholic all-boys school, before attending Bellarmine University, which is a\u200b private Catholic\u2062 college in Louisville.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A Note from Our Founder:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Silicon Valley\u2064 and the Big Tech tyrants have done everything they \u200dcan to put The Western Journal out of business. Our<\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <em><b>faithful subscribers<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>  have kept us going.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>If you\u2019ve never chosen to subscribe, let me be\u2062 honest:<\/b><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"> <em><b>We need your help today<\/b><\/em><\/a><em><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>I also want to send you an autographed copy of \u201cCounterpunch,\u201d \u200dwhich will give you\u2063 a plan to fight back for \u200cour beloved country.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>Subscribe right now<\/b><\/a><em><b>  \u2013 The Western Journal stands for truth in this difficult time.<\/b><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please stand\u2063 with us by subscribing today.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Floyd G. Brown<\/b><\/em><br \/>\n<em><b>Founder of The\u200c Western \u2063Journal<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pitcher-brandon-pfaadt-goes-viral-pregame-ritual-sending-team-world-series\/\">Pitcher Brandon Pfaadt Goes Viral for Pregame Ritual Before Sending Team to \u200dWorld Series<\/a> appeared first on \u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200cWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What role did \u200cPfaadt&#8217;s faith play in his journey to the MLB and how has it influenced his performance on\u2062 the field?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ted by various news \u200doutlets and\u200b shared on social media, pitcher Brandon Pfaadt of the Arizona Diamondbacks has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-calls-out-large-bump-on-john-fettermans-neck-keep-your-eyes-on-this-lump\/\" title=\"Tucker Carlson Calls Out Large Bump On John Fetterman\u2019s Neck: \u2018Keep Your Eyes On This Lump\u2019\">recently gained attention<\/a> \u200bfor his \u200cpregame ritual before sending his \u2064team \u2063to the World Series. Before taking the mound, Pfaadt \u200dwas seen reading what\u200d appeared to be the Bible \u2063in the dugout. This image has resonated with many people who have praised Pfaadt for his courage and faith.<\/p>\n<p>While Pfaadt has been recognized for his on-field performance, it\u2063 is his commitment to his\u200c faith that has captured the hearts of many. This viral moment showcases his belief in God \u200dand his\u2063 reliance on Him during times of stress and pressure. In an interview during the \u2064time \u2062he was waiting to be drafted in the major league, Pfaadt shared \u200dhow faith played a role in his life. He expressed that he believes in God&#8217;s plan and that hard\u200d work will eventually lead to\u2063 the fulfillment\u2063 of one&#8217;s dreams.<\/p>\n<p>Now, as the\u2064 Diamondbacks prepare to compete in the World Series against the\u200d Texas Rangers, Pfaadt is living his dream. He has achieved\u200c tremendous success in the postseason, striking out 22 batters in four starts. In Game 7 of the National League Championship Series, Pfaadt demonstrated his resilience by striking out two of the final three batters he faced, helping\u2064 to keep the game within reach for his team.<\/p>\n<p>Praise \u200cand admiration for Pfaadt&#8217;s determination and character have come from his teammates and fans alike. Zac Gallen, one of Pfaadt&#8217;s teammates, commended his courage in facing adversity and performing at the highest level, especially in\u2064 an\u200d intense environment like Game\u200c 7.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Torey Lovullo also spoke highly of Pfaadt, acknowledging his growth and ability \u2063to execute his game \u200bplan. Despite being a\u2064 young player, Pfaadt has shown composure and\u2062 a willingness\u200c to learn and improve\u2064 with the guidance of his coaches.<\/p>\n<p>As the Diamondbacks make \u2062their journey to the \u2064World Series, \u2063Pfaadt&#8217;s actions have reminded us of the power of faith and determination. His\u200d pregame ritual has \u200cbecome a symbol of inspiration and hope for many. \u200dBy staying true to his beliefs and working hard, Pfaadt has not only \u200cachieved his dream but also inspired others \u2063to follow \u2062their own paths to success.<\/p>\n<p>In a time when\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pitcher-brandon-pfaadt-goes-viral-for-pregame-ritual-before-sending-team-to-world-series\/\" title=\"Pitcher Brandon Pfaadt's pregame ritual goes viral, propelling team to World Series.\">world craves uplifting stories<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yes-kids-need-celebs-like-ja-morant-to-be-good-role-models-but-fathers-matter-much-more\/\" title=\"Yes, Kids Need Celebs Like Ja Morant To Be Good Role Models, But Fathers Matter Much More\">positive role models<\/a>, Brandon Pfaadt has emerged as both. His\u2062 commitment to his faith and\u2063 the success he has achieved \u2063on the baseball field are testaments to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Pfaadt gained fame not only for his stellar performance on the mound but also for his viral dugout actions. 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