Josh Hamilton on Faith, Redemption, and the Highs and Lows of Baseball

The Will Cain Show

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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On this Friday sports edition of 'Will Cain Country,' Will sits down with Texas Rangers legend and 2010 AL MVP Josh Hamilton for a candid, emotional conversation about baseball, faith, and redemption. Josh reflects on the ceremony for his induction into the Rangers Hall of Fame and relives the magic of the 2010–2011 seasons. He opens up about the crushing heartbreak of the 2011 World Series, when the Rangers were one strike away from a championship, and the spiritual lesson he took from hitting a dramatic extra-innings home run that ultimately wasn’t enough. The two dig deep into Hamilton’s personal battles with addiction, his powerful 2006 turning point in his grandmother’s house, the discipline it takes to choose faith and positive influences over destructive habits, and much more. You won't want to miss this raw, unfiltered conversation about triumph, failure, grace, and perseverance, one that shows why Josh Hamilton’s story resonates far beyond the diamond. Subscribe to 'Will Cain Country' on YouTube here: Watch Will Cain Country! Follow Will on X: @WillCain Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:19.2	It is Will Cain Country, normally streaming live every Monday through Thursday at 12 o'clock Eastern time at Fox News.com on the Fox News YouTube channel, the Fox News Facebook page,
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1:27.6	My next guest is one of the most electrifying talents to ever wear a Texas Rangers
1:31.7	uniform, a former number one overall pick, the 2010 ALMVP, a five-time all-star.
1:39.1	Josh Hamilton wasn't just a baseball player, he was a force of nature.
1:42.5	His bat carried the Rangers to back-to-back World Series appearances.
1:46.1	And his story, both on and off the field, is as raw, real, and redemptive as it gets.
1:52.7	From towering home runs to personal battles with addiction, from the highs of the Rangers
1:57.7	Hall of Fame to the lows of public scrutiny. Josh has lived the full
2:01.3	arc of triumph, heartbreak, and comeback. Today we talk about baseball, life, faith, and what it
2:06.9	means to keep moving forward when the world thinks you're down. Josh Hamilton joins me now.
2:13.3	Josh Hamilton, legend Texas Ranger Major League Baseball.
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