{"id":2619733,"date":"2026-06-26T18:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T22:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-mlb-star-says-divine-intervention-spared-him-during-venezuela-quakes-i-think-it-was-god\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T18:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T22:36:28","slug":"former-mlb-star-says-divine-intervention-spared-him-during-venezuela-quakes-i-think-it-was-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-mlb-star-says-divine-intervention-spared-him-during-venezuela-quakes-i-think-it-was-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Former MLB Star Says &#8216;Divine Intervention&#8217; Spared Him During Venezuela Quakes: &#8216;I Think It Was God&#8217;"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fformer-mlb-star-says-divine-intervention-spared-him-during-venezuela-quakes-i-think-it-was-god%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=2619733&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>The article features former Major league Baseball pitcher Jenrry Mejia, who credits \u201cdivine intervention\u201d for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbcs-todd-democrats-in-grave-danger-of-losing-congress\/\" title=\"NBC&#039;s Todd: Democrats in \u2018Grave Danger\u2019 of Losing Congress\">narrow escape<\/a> during two powerful earthquakes in Venezuela. Mejia was at the Hotel Eduards near Caracas when the tremors occurred. Thanks to a malfunctioning elevator that unexpectedly went to the ground floor rather of his planned sixth floor, he escaped the collapsing building just in time and helped an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/she-falsely-claimed-a-verizon-store-employee-groped-her-a-court-just-upheld-her-lengthy-sentence\/\" title=\"She Falsely Claimed A Verizon Store Employee Groped Her. A Court Just Upheld Her Lengthy Sentence.\">elderly man<\/a> to safety. The earthquakes, with magnitudes of 7.1 and 7.5, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-realizes-what-he-said-about-californians-burning-to-death-only-after-harris-gives-him-a-look\/\" title=\"Biden Realizes What He Said About Californians Burning to Death Only After Harris Gives Him a Look\">caused meaningful destruction<\/a>, resulting in approximately 900 deaths and widespread damage. Emergency responders, including U.S. military personnel, are actively working to rescue survivors. Mejia, who played five seasons with the New York Mets, now competes in the Venezuelan league.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Former Major League Baseball star Jenrry Mejia credited \u201cdivine intervention\u201d with saving his life during two powerful earthquakes that rocked Venezuela this week.<\/p>\n<p>The former New York Mets pitcher was at the Hotel Eduards when the quakes struck near Caracas.<\/p>\n<p>As of Friday afternoon, roughly 900 people had been reported dead and damage was widespread:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Venezuela looks like it was BOMBED after two MASSIVE 7.1 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes.<\/p>\n<p>Pray for the people, this is really bad <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pIw8ywXzYe\">pic.twitter.com\/pIw8ywXzYe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ryan Rozbiani (@RyanRozbiani) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RyanRozbiani\/status\/2069953511501005131?\">June 25, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/26\/sports\/ex-mets-pitcher-jenrry-mejia-narrowly-escapes-death-as-venezuela-earthquake-strikes-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According<\/a> to the New York Post, which cited multiple Spanish-language outlets, Mejia had just finished working out when he stepped into an elevator to go up to the sixth floor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korea-logs-second-highest-daily-tally-of-covid-cases-amid-prison-church-outbreaks\/\" title=\"South Korea logs second-highest daily tally of COVID cases amid prison, church outbreaks\">high-rise building<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of going up, the elevator malfunctioned and went down to the ground floor and near the main exit.<\/p>\n<p>Mejia described the moment as an act of God that got him out of the building just in time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was in the gym area. And at that moment, I took the elevator to leave,\u201d Mejia said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Ex-Mets pitcher Jenrry Mejia narrowly escapes death as Venezuela earthquake strikes hotel \u2013 thanks to elevator\u2019s \u2018divine intervention\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/srtLydvlE0\">https:\/\/t.co\/srtLydvlE0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XHfgzA0bu8\">pic.twitter.com\/XHfgzA0bu8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nypost\/status\/2070376228528234611?\">June 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn fact, I had pressed number 6, which was where my floor was. But\u2026 I think it was God because instead of going up, it went down to the basement,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The door opened directly into the lobby.<\/p>\n<p>Mejia said the building started to collapse almost immediately after he walked out.<\/p>\n<p>He called the timing a case of \u201cdivine intervention\u201d that spared him 40 seconds before the hotel crumbled.<\/p>\n<p>Mejia also said that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >elevator malfunction put<\/a> him in a position to help an elderly man escape to safety.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think only he and I [came out alive], the others are still there, trapped under the rubble,\u201d Mejia told a local radio station.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/06\/26\/world\/live-news\/venezuela-earthquake-hnk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According<\/a> to CNN, thousands are injured, and emergency workers are racing the clock to find missing survivors who are trapped in collapsed buildings.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. military put boots on the ground on Thursday to assist in the humanitarian crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RELEASE: SOUTHCOM Leadership Arrives in Venezuela to Coordinate Earthquake Relief Support<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Marine Corps Maj. 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