Now, Tebow will get his opportunity to prove his talents in organized baseball during the Mets instructional league play.
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Former Jets and Eagles quarterback Tim Tebow is making a comeback. with the Mets, who signed the former Heisman Trophy victor to a minor-league contract on Thursday. “This was not driven by marketing considerations”. We are extremely intrigued with the potential that Tim has.
The contract includes a $100,000 signing bonus. Tebow showcased his skills for 28 Major League Baseball teams in Los Angeles in late August before the Mets agreed to sign him. He belted three homers during his batting practice including one that was over 400 feet long. Tebow would have to look real, real bad in spring training to start out his career at such an advanced age at such a low level. “I understand this is not a typical situation”. Again this deal has no bad features, the Mets really lose nothing if Tebow does not work out but could gain a huge return if he does.
Tebow’s agent is Brodie Van Wagenen, who also represents a number of other Mets, including Yoenis Cespedes.
Alderson replied that that was not the case, although that will not quiet speculation that it is.
The outfielder went through drills at the University of Southern California’s Dedeaux Field for more than an hour, confidently chasing a dream deferred for 12 years. During Thursday’s conference call, he said his success would be measured in the effort he now makes in his transition to baseball. “I’m going to put in the work”. While Arizona Fall League rosters have been set, it’s possible Tebow could play among the game’s advanced prospects this October should he flourish in an instructional setting.
Tebow last played in the National Football League with the Eagles last summer. It may be tough for some to reconcile the claim that it’s all about baseball with such an arrangement in place – especially if it was a deciding factor in Tebow’s decision to join the Mets organization. Moeller said Tebow profiles as a power hitter. “I just get to go pursue my passion”.
“In the aftermath of the initial flurry of “news” came the perfunctory, meaningless, publicity-seeking offers from minor league teams, one of which was passed along by Schefter on Twitter without mention of the obvious reality that this is the kind of crap minor-league teams always pull”.
Before he joined the Mets, Tebow had been linked to the Braves.
During his workout with 28 of the 30 major league clubs, Tebow ran a 60-yard dash, took fly balls, threw from the outfield as well as taking swings from a pair of former major league pitchers.
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He said since he was a young child there were two things he loved more than anything else in sports.
