“For nearly the past year, Tebow has been training in Arizona and Los Angeles to hone his hitting and fielding skills in a sport he has not played on a full-time basis since 2005”, Schefter reported.
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“I absolutely believe in his ability to play in the bigs”, former Marlins slugger Gary Sheffield said Tuesday on Twitter.
Tim Tebow has expressed a desire to play professional baseball, and the Birmingham Barons are interested in helping him make that happen.
Tebow won the 2007 Heisman Trophy at Florida and had a dynamic college football career. He spent two seasons in Denver before being traded to the New York Jets in 2012 after the Broncos signed recently retired quarterback Peyton Manning.
Those are the words that former Nease High (Ponte Vedre, Fla.) baseball coach Greg “Boo” Mullins used to describe Tim Tebow on the diamond.
Tebow hasn’t played baseball since high school, but at least one former MLB All-Star believes the 2007 Heisman Trophy victor has a legitimate shot.
As a junior, Tebow hit.494 with four home runs, 30 RBI and 10 doubles on a team that reached the state Final Four before losing to Winter Haven.
The Boomers didn’t reveal how much the contract offer was for, but ESPN’s Darren Rovell reported that it would pay 0 a month. “I’m sure he’ll have success in that field”, Decker said.
Tebow As received an offer from an independent league team already.
“We’re looking for an athletic outfielder who can bring some leadership and competitiveness into the clubhouse”, Boomers manager Jamie Bennett said in a statement Tuesday on the team’s website. “I think he’d be a great fit here in Schaumburg”. The Schaumberg Boomers, an Independent League team based in IL, offered Tebow a contract on Tuesday.
The Fort Myers Miracle, a Class A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, quickly planned a “What Would Tim Tebow Do?” night on Thursday.
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We don’t need to look any further than Michael Jordan who lasted a season with the Chicago White Sox’s minor league team before calling it quits.
