Andy Pettitte is one of the most accomplished pitchers in recent baseball memory, playing 18 season — 15 with the New York Yankees and three with the Houston Astros.
He won five World Series championships with the Yankees, was a three-time All-Star, led the American League in wins in 1996, and was the 2001 American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player. He is the all-time leader in postseason wins with 19. His No. 46 is retired by the Yankees and he's enshrined in their Monument Park.
He shares with Scott how his faith led him through his baseball career and how he had Godly discernment about when to retire and that coming out of retirement to play again was what he needed to do.
He talks about what he's been up to since officially retiring following the 2013 season, how much he's enjoyed coaching his sons, and how his walk with Jesus has grown. 
The past few months have been challenging on Pettitte and his wife Laura, mainly due to the fact that she lost both of her parents within hours of each other due to COVID-19. He and his family were also in a bad car accident that left them injured.
"God puts us through trials," he said. "He gives us pain, I believe, so we can use that to help others. That goes back to what you're talking about — serving and trying to figure out what you can do for others. We are in a culture and a world that's so 'promote yourself, think about yourself, whatever you can do to lift yourself up.' That's so far away from what God's Word tells us to do."
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