The Milwaukee Brewers’ Lorenzo Cain, center, and Omar Narvaez celebrate after scoring on a Ben Gamel two-run triple during the fourth inning against the Cubs on July 25 in Chicago. (AP file photo)

“Definitely the right choice, 100% it was the right choice,” the 2018 All-Star and 2019 Gold Glove winner said Wednesday from the Brewers’ spring training site in Phoenix. “No doubt in my mind. I would do it again in a heartbeat.”

Cain, who turns 35 on April 13, played just five games last year before sitting out the rest of the season. He was one of nearly 20 players to opt out, a group that also included Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher David Price and San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey. Nearly all are returning to action this spring.

He said in August his decision resulted from concerns about the pandemic and from a desire “to get my life right with God.” Cain went into more detail Wednesday.

“I kind of put God on the backburner for the longest time,” Cain said. “I felt like I needed to make him my focal point and that’s what I strived to do throughout my time at home. I feel like I’ll continue to strive to do that throughout the baseball season as well.”

The Milwaukee Brewers' Lorenzo Cain laughs during a practice session on July 4 at Miller Park in Milwaukee. (AP file photo)

Cain says the extra time with his family helped them grow closer. Cain, who lives in Oklahoma, is married with three sons 3-6 years old.

“Just spending that time together and watching them do certain things and grow, I just feel like we built a special bond that I definitely wouldn’t take back for the world,” Cain said.

But he realizes the difficult task ahead of him as he shakes off the rust after so much time away.

Cain said he went through “probably the toughest offseason” he’s encountered as far as working on his hitting. He didn’t get to hit much live pitching and said pandemic protocols prevented him from doing his usual offseason training at the University of Oklahoma.