Cincinnati Red’s pitcher Michael Lorenzen shared his powerful testimony on the Renewed Strength Fitness channel. Lorenzen is a devout Christian. He even proudly reps a 116 tattoo on his non-pitching arm….Lorenzen grew up in a broken family with both parents being enslaved by drugs and alcohol. His three older brothers would fight, drink, and get in trouble. He was a lot younger than everyone and that was the only “influence” he had on his life….”I .was never taught anything about God.” As early as the 8th grade he started doing things like his family following the wrong path. One day when he was out getting high with his friends on a pier, a man came over and asked the group if they had heard about Jesus. He had just seen the movie “Passion of the Christ” and believed it all. He believed Jesus was God and gave his life to Jesus later on. Now, he wants to use baseball as his platform to be that man on the pier. The 116 tattoo, representing Romans 1:16, is a reminder to not be ashamed. It is also a talking point for any baseball fan watching Lorenzen pitch to ask, “What does that tattoo on his arm mean?” He also signs his name with a bible verse, which is awesome, and has the whole verse of Galatians 2:20 tattooed on his arm. “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, Who loved me, and gave Himself for me.”