Bruce Chen was one of the most well-traveled players during his 17 seasons in the major leagues. Playing for 11 teams, Chen blessed his teammates and fans at each stop with his infectious personality and his humor. He brings both to this week's episode of "Get in the Game," catching up with host Scott Linebrink on their playing days and sharing his heart for service and for God.

A native of Panama, Chen works for the Los Angeles Dodgers as their Latin America Field Coordinator.

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Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Kyle Gibson is one of the biggest guys in the major leagues. He also has one of the biggest hearts when it comes to serving others. He joins "Get in the Game" this week to talk with Scott Linebrink about his heart for service, how his faith has led him throughout his career, and how he's dealt with failure as an athlete.

Gibson is actively involved with St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright's charity, Big League Impact, and just last year he announced that he was donating to a Dallas-based food pantry for every strikeout he recorded.

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Adam LaRoche played 12 seasons in the major leagues, hitting 255 career home runs and nearly 1,500 career hits. During his career, though, he was just as passionate about hitting a baseball as he was serving others, particularly those in the military. That has remained in his retired life, as well as a general heart for serving. That's how he and Scott Linebrink connected years ago and it's a big part of their friendship still today.

LaRoche's Foundation, the E3 Foundation, has a mission to join in the fight against human trafficking as well as serving combat war veterans. Recently, LaRoche and his foundation aided soldiers who were involved in the United States pulling out of Afghanistan. Most recently, he's been working with various organizations in Ukraine needing medical supplies during the current war with Russia. After hearing that there was a need for water, Linebrink and Water Mission teamed up with the E3 Foundation to help supply water to a Ukrainian city.

Water Mission is one of the only nonprofits producing safe water in multiple cities in Ukraine. They are also distributing hygiene kits to help people stay healthy. LaRoche has offered to match all gifts to Water Mission’s Ukraine response, up to $125,000, through the E3 Foundation.

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Justin Forsett played nine seasons in the NFL as a running back for seven different teams and totaled nearly 4,000 rushing yards. In 2014, he rushed for 1,266 yards and was selected to the Pro Bowl. Now, in his post-football life, he's helping athletes take care of themselves in a holistic and clean way. He created a company called Hustle Clean, a "mission-driven self care brand for the active lifestyle," as Forsett described it. The company creates convenient products with clean ingredients for the everyday athlete.

He joins "Get in the Game" this week to talk about how he has approached his playing career and post-playing career with a heart of service.

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Terry Evans serves as the team chaplain for the Atlanta Braves as well as a ministry called Unlimited Potential Inc. In both roles, he seeks to teach and equip baseball players to grow deeper in their walk with Jesus Christ.

Before becoming a chaplain, Evans played in the major leagues. After being drafted in the 47th round of the 2001 MLB Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals, he made his MLB debut six years later with the Los Angeles Angels in June 2007. His pro career ended in 2012, and the following year, he became the chaplain for the Braves.

Today on "Get in the Game," he talks about service and what it means through the lens of professional sports ministry.

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Lance Berkman played 15 seasons in the major leagues, where he was named to six All-Star Games and won a World Series in 2011 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He was recently hired as the head baseball coach at Houston Baptist University.

He and Scott Linebrink have been friends for a long time and they both share a heart for missions and living an intentional life for Christ. In this episode of "Get in the Game," they talk about what it looks like to live out their faith authentically in the world of sports with a heart of service for others.

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Jaime Garcia played 10 seasons in the major leagues, predominantly with the St. Louis Cardinals. It was there that he became teammates with Scott Linebrink and they struck up a friendship. This week on "Get in the Game," they share a conversation about baseball, faith, service, and living out a life for Jesus. 

Garcia opens up about the struggles he went through personally and with his faith early in his career and how God redeemed him of it all. He has a heart for service and helping those less fortunate, and he and Scott share some stories about their service trips.

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Dave Dravecky’s story is full of hope, courage and perseverance in the midst of deep uncertainty. Above it all, he loves to share how his faith in Jesus guided him through it all.

In 1988, he was at the pinnacle of his Major League Baseball career until later that season when doctors discovered cancer in his throwing arm, forcing him to remove half of his deltoid muscle.

Despite being told by doctors, “Short of a miracle, you’ll never pitch again,” he returned the following season and pitched a 4-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds in his first start back.

His comeback, though, lasted just one more start. In his next appearance against the Montreal Expos, his arm split in two. His career was done.

On this episode of "Get in the Game," Dravecky shares that story and how God has used him and his platform in the wake of it.

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Blaine Boyer pitched for 12 years in the major leagues, predominantly as a relief pitcher who was used in high leverage situations. Naturally, he and "Get in the Game" host Scott Linebrink share a bond and an affinity for relief pitching. Their friendship stretches beyond baseball, though, and into the world of service. Boyer and Linebrink have served together on international mission trips and worked together in various missions-based projects, like Water Mission.

In November 2015, along with former major leaguer Adam LaRoche, Boyer spent 10 days with the non-profit The Exodus Project in Southeast Asian brothels doing undercover work to help rescue underage sex slaves.

In this episode, Boyer shares his experience serving internationally and talks about what it looks like to serve out of a genuine heart and not with a "savior mentality."

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Jason Standridge played seven years in the major leagues while also spending time in Japan, and he's now using time to help serve others through missional organizations. He and Scott Linebrink have been friends dating back to their playing days, and he joins "Get in the Game" to talk about his playing days as well as how he's used his platform for change and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He also talks about his experience playing professionally in Japan and how that proved to be a huge blessing for him and his wife that resulted in the adoption of their daughter.

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