Shawn Tolleson, former @Rangers and @Dodgers pitcher, shares his stories with Chris Davis (retired 1st baseman for @Rangers and @orioles ) and host Steve Van Ooyen (stevenvanooyen.com) on episode 3 of the Crossing Home Plate podcast.

Shawn grew up in Allen, Texas where he was a 4-year letterman at Allen High School and pitched for Team USA after his junior year. He shares how a pop in his elbow in the first game of his senior season led to his first Tommy John Surgery and a college experience at @baylor / @BaylorAthletics .

Shawn explains how his faith anchored his emotions through the toughest times, which included his father's cancer diagnosis at the height of his career in 2015 - the year he finished with the most saves in @MLB after the All-star break.

Shawn is now committed to family life with his wife (who he met in middle school) and children. Shawn has also opened a training facility in Allen, Texas where he hopes to help parents of athletes as well as the athletes themselves.

Cody Allen, retired, second all time saves leader for the Cleveland Guardians, talks baseball life in college through his time in the Major Leagues. Cody shares how he struggled with identity in college after getting cut from UCF and how his faith developed during his time in Cleveland.

Major League Baseball All-Stars - Chris Davis (Baltimore Orioles) and Chris Carpenter (St. Louis Cardinals) share the stories and perspectives of being on the biggest stages in baseball with host, Steven Van Ooyen.

Both fierce competitors, Davis and Carpenter get real about what it was like to be in the game and what it's been like after the game. They talk about their struggles, pressures, relationships, and, most importantly, what their relationship with Christ means to them and how that plays out on a daily basis.