Scott Linebrink played 12 seasons in the major leagues — a long career in professional sports by any measure. After a successful college baseball career at Texas State University, Linebrink was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in 1997, and after three years in the minor leagues, he made his major league debut with the team in 2000. He was then traded later during his rookie season to the Houston Astros, where he bounced between the major and minor leagues for several years — a true test of faith and patience for any baseball player.
In this week's episode, Scott shares what he learned about patience, both during the early parts of his career and toward the end. I love the perspective he holds, because it also involves a mindset of celebrating others, even when those on his team were the same people he was competing against in some way to make it to or stay in the major leagues.
It all came from a heart of serving others, and that's what he's continued to do in his post-baseball life with Water Mission, a nonprofit organization aimed at providing clean water to underprivileged countries. Scott has some amazing stories from his many trips abroad with Water Mission, and he's shared many of those on his podcast, "Get in the Game," which is part of the Sports Spectrum Podcast Network. He often has fellow athletes on the show who have traveled with him on trips and they talk about the incredible work being done to provide the basic need of clean water to people who don't have access to it.
I admired Scott as a baseball player, but I admire him even more with how he's used his platform to help serve people and share his faith in God. Be sure to check out his show and support Water Mission's work if you can. If you want to connect with Scott, you can follow him on both Twitter and Instagram @scottlinebrink.
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