Ben Zobrist
Benjamin Thomas "Ben" Zobrist (born May 26, 1981[1]) is a major league baseball player who is most famous for being named the 2016 World Series MVP when his team, the Chicago Cubs won the Series. He is the first Chicago Cub ever to win a World Series MVP.[2]
Biography
Zobrist was born on May 26, 1981 in Eureka, Illinois.[1] His father is the pastor of the Liberty Bible Church, and his older sister works at a Christian camp.[3] He attended Olivet Nazarene University and then transferred to Dallas Baptist University.[3]
Zobrist was first drafted to the Houston Astros in 2004.[1] 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.[4] The prior year, as a member of the Kansas City Royals, he won the World Series as well.
Christian faith
Zobrist is a strong Christian and used his fame and his team's victory to spread the gospel.[5][6] That important fact was ignored by the mainstream media.
Personal life
Zobrist is married to his wife Julianna, a Christian singer, and together they have three children.[7] 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).[8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ben Zobrist. baseball-reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ↑ Stephen, Eric (November 3, 2016). Ben Zobrist named 2016 World Series MVP. sbnation.com. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Topkin, Marc (July 13, 2009). Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist has taken a surprising path to today's All-Star Game. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ↑ Martin, Jill (November 3, 2016). Believe it! Chicago Cubs end the curse, win 2016 World Series. CNN. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ Haverluck, Michael F. (November 6, 2016). Cubs' World Series MVP: 'We all need Christ'. OneNewsNow. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ Torres, Hazel (November 5, 2016). Chicago Cubs' Ben Zobrist, World Series MVP and Baseball 'Missionary,' Says 'We All Need Christ'. Christianity Today. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ Dwojak, Michal (May 30, 2016). Singer Julianna Zobrist (Ben's wife) on the Cubs, walk-up songs, six-day rule. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
- ↑ https://julieroys.com/ben-zobrist-wife-affair-pastor/
