{"id":45977,"date":"2025-08-20T11:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=45977"},"modified":"2025-08-20T11:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T15:46:47","slug":"cleveland-guardians-pitcher-goes-viral-for-sharing-bible-verse-and-the-gospel-with-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2025\/08\/cleveland-guardians-pitcher-goes-viral-for-sharing-bible-verse-and-the-gospel-with-fans.html","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Guardians Pitcher Goes Viral For Sharing Bible Verse and the Gospel With Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A powerful moment of faith at the ballpark is inspiring baseball fans across the country. Cleveland Guardians pitcher Cade Smith has gone viral after a video surfaced of him sharing his favorite Bible verse and presenting the gospel to fans \u2014 including children \u2014 near the dugout.<\/p>\n

In the video, Smith, 26, points to 1 Corinthians 6:11 embroidered on his Rawlings glove and asks fans if they know the verse by heart. He explains how it serves as a constant reminder of his identity in Christ.<\/p>\n

“Does anyone know this verse on top of their head?” Smith asks the group. “So this is one of my favorite verses, because basically [1 Corinthians 6, verses 9 and 10] is a statement of universal condemnation. You can ask your parents about that one, but it means everyone sinned \u2014 no one’s good enough. You’re not getting to heaven on your own.”<\/p>\n

Smith then shares the hope of verse 11: “And that’s what you guys were \u2014 but you were washed, justified, sanctified by the name of Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of our God.”<\/em><\/p>\n

For Smith, that truth changes everything.<\/p>\n

“And so regardless of how any outing goes \u2014 up or down, if I succeed or I struggle, or I do really bad \u2014 I know that I’m not actually a pitcher,” he told fans. “I’m washed, I’m justified, I’m sanctified. And those are things no one can take from you.”<\/p>\n

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