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\"\"<\/a>Earlier Saturday, White Sox pitcher Philip Humber threw the 21st perfect game in Major League Baseball history. Read more about the details in this New York Times article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But thanks to the keen eye of my good friend Ash Greyson, I want to share with you Humber’s Twitter profile message that allowed him to deflect the praise away from himself and points towards Jesus in the aftermath of his amazing accomplishment.<\/p>\n

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If you want to follow Humber on Twitter, click HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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