However, according to the New York Daily News, once it came to the live at bats, Tim Tebow was not able to show off that same type of power. “I don’t want to say anything negative because other teams are looking at him, but I don’t think we’ll be rushing out to make a signing”.
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It’s not yet clear whether Tebow would consider that offer, or whether any of the teams scouting him Tuesday plan to pursue him.
Tebow faced minor-league pitchers Chad Smith and David Aardsma, both righties. He’s not the first athlete to attempt to switch sports, but baseball is hard, and he is 29.
Tebow, the former Florida Gators Heisman victor, worked out in Los Angeles before 48 scouts representing 28 teams, according to Jerry Crasnick of ESPN. Amaro said that players are often cut in a week, or less, if they’re not getting the job done.
Manager Joe Girardi said he’s rooting for Tebow, too.
Upon the announcement of Tebow’s pursuit of a baseball career, the independent Schaumburg Boomers offered him a contract – a typical publicity-generating indy-league maneuver. So the more you can get down into your knees sometimes it’s better. At Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Tebow earned all-state honors as a baseball player.
Despite the rave reviews of his power, Tebow didn’t display a great arm in the field.
The level of competition increases as the season goes on. In terms of the baseball workout, it was what people saw that day because the last time they might have seen him would have been when he was 17-years-old.
Tebow realizes he is still far from the big leagues, but he hopes to play in the instructional league in Arizona next month before heading into winter league ball, perhaps even in Latin America. It’s cool, it’s fun to watch, I’m sure he was really good at baseball.
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Tebow, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2007 with the Florida Gators and spent three seasons in the National Football League with the Denver Broncos and New York Jets, hasn’t played organized baseball since high school.
