Todd Hollandsworth - Former MLB player on finding courage in faith and being bold for Jesus
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5 • 661 Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2024
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Todd Hollandsworth is a former MLB player from 1995-2006 with the Dodgers, Rockies, Rangers, Marlins, Cubs, Braves, Indians and Reds.
In 1996, he was named NL Rookie of the Year with the Dodgers. In 2003, he won a World Series as a member of the Marlins. After retirement, Hollandsworth spent many years in broadcasting, working on Cubs and Marlins telecasts.
Today on the podcast, we talk to Todd Hollandsworth about his MLB career, winning Rookie of the Year, finding courage in faith and staying bold for Jesus.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, today on the show, we have Todd Hollinsworth, former MLB player. He was the 1996 National League |
| 0:07.0 | Rookie of the Year, 2003 World Series champion. He won the rookie of the year with the Dodgers, |
| 0:12.9 | where he was drafted back in 1991. And in 2003, he was with the Marlins and won a World Series. |
| 0:18.7 | Remember that? Florida Marlins team. Of course, |
| 0:21.3 | now they're the Miami Marlins. When the Florida Marlins beat the Yankees in Yankee Stadium, |
| 0:26.8 | Josh Beckett back in 2003, Todd Hollinsworth was on that team. So he's got a World Series ring. |
| 0:32.4 | He's got the National League rookie of the year trophy sitting in a trophy case. He's also got a faith, a strong faith in |
| 0:39.2 | Jesus that he wants to share and be more bold about now that he is at 50 years old. This was a powerful |
| 0:47.4 | conversation on a guy who is kind of in the same stage of life that I am and wants to be more |
| 0:53.0 | intentional about his faith. He also |
| 0:54.6 | broadcasted for many years. You might remember him with the Cubs broadcasting and certainly with |
| 0:59.2 | the Marlins from 2017 to 2021 calling their games. And now he's sort of at a crossroads. What's this |
| 1:06.8 | look like? No more broadcasting at this moment for Todd Hollinsworth, but he wants to get |
| 1:11.5 | back in the game. He certainly wants to be more bold about his faith. And so where are we at here? |
| 1:16.7 | This is what we talk about with Todd Hollinsworth. 1996 National League Rookie of the Year, |
| 1:22.0 | 2003 World Series champion. It's coming up in just a moment here on Sports Spectrum first. I want to remind |
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| 1:49.2 | Kyle Gibson, by the way, if I just throw out the name there. |
| 1:51.7 | He was with the Orioles last year in 2023 and had a great year. |
| 1:56.5 | Now he's with the St. Louis Cardinals as a starting pitcher in his hometown city in St. Louis. |
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