This week, Blake and Jamie sit down with Ben Zobrist, former MLB player and two-time World Series champion, for a vulnerable and deeply human conversation about identity, faith, and what happens when the cheering stops.
Ben shares openly about the transition out of professional baseball, the loss of structure and purpose that followed, and how faith became a place of wrestling rather than performance. Together, they explore the tension between success and surrender, what it means to be truly known, and the slow, humble work of healing when your identity is stripped away.
This isn’t a story about baseball—it’s a story about becoming whole.
Takeaways
Success can hide the deeper questions about who we are and where we belong.
Leaving a career built on performance can expose old wounds around identity and worth.
Faith doesn’t eliminate pain—it gives us a way to be honest in it.
Real healing happens through community, rest, and humility.
You can lose what you do and still discover who you are.
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Chapters
(00:00) Welcome & Introducing Ben Zobrist
(04:10) Life After Baseball: The Unknown Season
(09:20) When Identity Is Built on Performance
(13:50) The Hidden Cost of Success
(18:30) Wrestling with Faith in the Middle of Loss
(22:00) Learning to Rest After Years of Drive
(27:10) What Healing Has Looked Like for Ben
(31:30) Community, Therapy, and Honest Friendship
(36:00) Lessons from Baseball That Still Apply
(41:20) Redefining Winning in Life and Faith
(45:00) Final Reflections and Gratitude
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Keywords
Ben Zobrist, MLB, baseball, faith, identity, mental health, healing, masculinity, success, performance, transition, purpose, humility, emotional health, spiritual formation, life after sports, Three Percent podcast