God Met This Athlete's Need - Just As He'll Meet Yours

Darryl Strawberry is giving God the credit for turning his life around after years of struggle.

The former New York Mets star recently shared how a presidential pardon from Donald Trump marked a turning point, but made it clear the deeper change came from God.

“God just completely set me free when he gave me a pardon from President Donald J. Trump,” Strawberry said. He added, “All glory to God because he found me in a pit and put me in a pulpit.”

Strawberry has been open about his past battles with addiction and legal trouble. Today, he travels and speaks about faith, redemption, and the power of a transformed life.

His story reflects a bigger truth seen throughout Scripture. God does not just forgive, He restores.

2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has gone, the new has come.”

From a life once marked by struggle to one now centered on ministry, Strawberry’s testimony continues to point people to the power of grace.