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Tim Tebow has tough day in debut for Mets

Tim Tebow made his first rookie mistake even before stepping into the batter’s box. The New York Mets newcomer walked behind home plate and took his practice swings near Boston’s on-deck circle. “I didn’t know who that was back there. I thought it was the ball boy,” AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello said. The former NFL quarterback’s debut…

Tebow is “Prepared” to play for Columbia Fireflies

Long before his virtues as a baseball player prompted both intrigue and amusement within the MLB community, before his swing became a topic of analysis and derision among professional baseball scouts, and before the likelihood of his cracking an MLB roster became cannon fodder for daily sports talk shows, Tim Tebow had already made an indelible mark on the national…

Tebow learns from Jacksonville neighbor Daniel Murphy

New York Mets outfielder and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow leaves a news conference at the baseball teams spring training facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla., Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — After struggling in the Arizona Fall League last year, New York Mets prospect Tim Tebow turned his attention to his hometown…

Te-ball? Tebow Will Try to Play Professional Baseball

With professional football not working out, Tim Tebow is going to give baseball a try. The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL first-round draft pick plans to hold a workout for Major League Baseball teams this month. Tebow last played organized baseball in high school. ESPN first reported the news. Agent Brodie Van Wagenen, the co-head of CAA Baseball,…