Amazin’ Conversations with Jay Horwitz
Jul 7, 2026 · 20 min · 9 segments
Darryl Strawberry joins Jay Horwitz for one of his most personal interviews ever. The World Series champion reflects on his journey through addiction, recovery, faith and redemption, while sharing…
Darryl StrawberryGuest
Jay HorwitzHost
I read a quote the other day, former teammate of yours, "The best teammate ever." Who do you think said that?
You know, and I know, Darryl, what you're helping him, you're not doing it for any credit or glory, but, uh, what you've invested in him for him to say that without even you knowing about it, you know, the greatest teammate ever, that's probably more important than some of the awards and honors that you've gotten for, for him to say that publicly.
Um, when you have teammates and you play together for so long and you accomplish so many great things and, and you go through life, and when you see other people go through life, like I've been through my own personal struggles, and you see your friends go through that, and you just really hope that one day, they, they can find the other side of life and, and, and that's what it's really been for Lenny.
It's, it's very frustrating, you know, when you watch it and you see it happen because I always say celebrity lives are always public, and a lot more people go through the same thing, but they don't, uh, have their name written all over, um, the headlines.
You know, again, it radically did what you've done before, but really totally invested in getting him, you know, back on the right track.
Well, because I've been invested in just a normal person, uh, that has the same problem, and I've dealt with so many people because of what I do, you know, my ministry and who I am and, you know, the person that loves and care for people.
I never turned away from him, you know, even though he, when he would call me, he would al- always ask me for money, and I already knew what he was using it for.
But in my heart, I was hoping one day, you know, that the Lord would use me and he would call me, and I would like finally be able to draw that line, and I...
A- and that happened, and I was able to draw that line with him, and I said, "I can't do this anymore, and I won't do this anymore unless you take some steps to go get some help, go to treatment and get some help." And-
And people, don't forget, here's a pretty big part about what we c- we accomplished in '86.
The home run to beat Houston in the playoffs, the lead-off home run in game three, I forget, uh-
I read a quote the other day, former teammate of yours, "The best teammate ever." Who do you think said that?
You know, and I know, Darryl, what you're helping him, you're not doing it for any credit or glory, but, uh, what you've invested in him for him to say that without even you knowing about it, you know, the greatest teammate ever, that's probably more important than some of the awards and honors that you've gotten for, for him to say that publicly.
Um, when you have teammates and you play together for so long and you accomplish so many great things and, and you go through life, and when you see other people go through life, like I've been through my own personal struggles, and you see your friends go through that, and you just really hope that one day, they, they can find the other side of life and, and, and that's what it's really been for Lenny.
It's, it's very frustrating, you know, when you watch it and you see it happen because I always say celebrity lives are always public, and a lot more people go through the same thing, but they don't, uh, have their name written all over, um, the headlines.
You know, again, it radically did what you've done before, but really totally invested in getting him, you know, back on the right track.
Well, because I've been invested in just a normal person, uh, that has the same problem, and I've dealt with so many people because of what I do, you know, my ministry and who I am and, you know, the person that loves and care for people.
I never turned away from him, you know, even though he, when he would call me, he would al- always ask me for money, and I already knew what he was using it for.
But in my heart, I was hoping one day, you know, that the Lord would use me and he would call me, and I would like finally be able to draw that line, and I...
A- and that happened, and I was able to draw that line with him, and I said, "I can't do this anymore, and I won't do this anymore unless you take some steps to go get some help, go to treatment and get some help." And-
And people, don't forget, here's a pretty big part about what we c- we accomplished in '86.
The home run to beat Houston in the playoffs, the lead-off home run in game three, I forget, uh-
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