For San Diego Padres pitcher Mason Miller, sharing his faith is just part of who he is.
“Some guys like that privacy, like to, you know, keep those layers down. But for me, my faith’s obviously a huge part of who I am, not just on the field and the competitor that I am, but also just the person, the husband, the son, the friend that I am,” Miller said in a video from Christhlete.
“You know, all the sacrifices that people have made in my life, none of them compare to the sacrifices that Jesus made for us, and, you know, that gives me the freedom to live my life the way that I’m doing now,” he continued. “I’m just super grateful and super blessed to be in that position because of what He did on the cross.”
While applying for an internship during his sophomore year at Waynesburg University, Miller was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes after taking a blood test.
“[Doctors] said that, at the level I was at, I could have been within a couple weeks…essentially a coma because of how high my blood sugar levels were,” Miller revealed in a 2024 interview. “It was a shock. …Just based on what I was doing and being as thin as I was, I didn’t think that was something I could be diagnosed with.”
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He’s learned to manage his T1D so he can “keep playing the game I love” and now sees God’s plan through his health struggles.
“I think it just my story as a whole is a testament of God placing you in places that you’re supposed to be, putting you through challenges and journeys that you need to go through to become the person that you are today,” he told Sports Spectrum earlier this summer.
James 1:2, which Miller features in his Instagram bio, exemplifies his story. The verse reads, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds.”
This season alone, Miller has dominated the game with a 0.86 ERA on 31 saves (4th in MLB) and 95 strikeouts. He was named The National League Reliever Of The Month for March/April after a stretch with a “1.17 ERA (2 ER/15.1 IP) while converting all 10 of his save opportunities across 15 appearances in which he allowed six hits with three walks, 29 strikeouts, a 0.59 WHIP and a .118 opponents’ average,” according to MLB.com.
Miller may have impressive stats and fancy awards, but his faith in God matters most, and he’s not afraid to talk about it.
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