Texas Rangers outfielder and MVP candidate Josh Hamilton made an appearance at First Baptist Church of Dallas Sunday to talk about his team’s incredible season, his struggles with addiction and his walk with Jesus Christ.

Though his team lost in the World Series to the San Francisco Giants, Hamilton had a lot to celebrate.

It was the first time in the team’s 50-year history that the Rangers made it to the World Series. The overall chemistry, passion and determination of the team alone was a great achievement.

“We made a lot of history this year,” Hamilton said at First Baptist Church of Dallas. And the better they did, the opportunities Hamilton had to talk about Jesus Christ got bigger, he said.

“That’s what I enjoyed most about the entire year … not going to the World Series … but it was about sharing Christ with as many news people as I could, preferably live so they can’t cut out Jesus’ name,” stressed the young athlete.

Hamilton’s struggle with alcohol and drug addiction in recent years has been public. His most recent relapse took place early last year when he was training to prepare for the upcoming baseball season. In a period of three weeks, he had stopped reading the Bible, praying or being accountable. And it was during that time that he took a drink, which led to at least 10 more.

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