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Zobrist was born on May 26, 1981 in Eureka, [[Illinois]].<ref name="BRef"/> His father is the pastor of the Liberty Bible Church, and his older sister works at a Christian camp.<ref name="Topkin">Topkin, Marc (July 13, 2009). [http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/tampa-bay-rays-ben-zobrist-has-taken-a-surprising-path-to-todays-all-star/1018198 Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist has taken a surprising path to today's All-Star Game]. ''Tampa Bay Times''. Retrieved November 20, 2016.</ref> He attended [[Olivet Nazarene University]] and then transferred to [[Dallas Baptist University]].<ref name="Topkin"/>
Zobrist was born on May 26, 1981 in Eureka, [[Illinois]].<ref name="BRef"/> His father is the pastor of the Liberty Bible Church, and his older sister works at a Christian camp.<ref name="Topkin">Topkin, Marc (July 13, 2009). [http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/tampa-bay-rays-ben-zobrist-has-taken-a-surprising-path-to-todays-all-star/1018198 Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist has taken a surprising path to today's All-Star Game]. ''Tampa Bay Times''. Retrieved November 20, 2016.</ref> He attended [[Olivet Nazarene University]] and then transferred to [[Dallas Baptist University]].<ref name="Topkin"/>
Zobrist was first drafted to the [[Houston Astros]] in 2004.<ref name="BRef"/> He became the 2016 World Series MVP of the Chicago Cubs. In that year, the Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years.<ref>Martin, Jill (November 3, 2016). [https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/sport/world-series-game-7-chicago-cubs-cleveland-indians/index.html Believe it! Chicago Cubs end the curse, win 2016 World Series]. ''CNN''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref>
Zobrist was first drafted to the [[Houston Astros]] in 2004.<ref name="BRef"/> He became the 2016 World Series MVP of the Chicago Cubs. In that year, the Cubs won the World Series for the first time in 108 years.<ref>Martin, Jill (November 3, 2016). [https://www.cnn.com/2016/11/02/sport/world-series-game-7-chicago-cubs-cleveland-indians/index.html Believe it! Chicago Cubs end the curse, win 2016 World Series]. ''CNN''. Retrieved November 9, 2016.</ref> The prior year, as a member of the [[Kansas City Royals]], he won the World Series as well.
==Christian faith==
==Christian faith==
==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Zobrist is married to his wife Julianna, a Christian singer, and together they have three children.<ref>Dwojak, Michal (May 30, 2016). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-julianna-ben-zobrist-cubs-spt-0527-20160526-story.html Singer Julianna Zobrist (Ben's wife) on the Cubs, walk-up songs, six-day rule]. ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved November 20, 2016.</ref> However, in May 2019 Ben filed for legal separation in Tennessee at the same time Julianna filed for divorce in Illinois.
Zobrist is married to his wife Julianna, a Christian singer, and together they have three children.<ref>Dwojak, Michal (May 30, 2016). [http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-julianna-ben-zobrist-cubs-spt-0527-20160526-story.html Singer Julianna Zobrist (Ben's wife) on the Cubs, walk-up songs, six-day rule]. ''Chicago Tribune''. Retrieved November 20, 2016.</ref> However, in May 2019 Ben filed for legal separation in Tennessee at the same time Julianna filed for divorce in Illinois.
Zobrist sued his former pastor, Byron Yawn, on grounds that he misused his position as Pastor/Elder of his church, as well as director of Zobrist's charity Patriot Forward, to provide he and Julianna marital counseling while personally enriching himself and carrying on an affair with Julianna during that time (during the couple's divorce proceedings, Julianna admitted to the affair).<ref>https://julieroys.com/ben-zobrist-wife-affair-pastor/</ref>
==See also==
==See also==