Tag: Tim Tebow

When the New York Mets signed Tim Tebow to a minor league contract, the move was derided in many circles as a publicity stunt for a washed up athlete who couldn’t make it in his chosen sport — football. That attitude may be changing a bit. Tebow hit his fifth homer since being promoted to the…

Ho hum. Another day, more Tim Tebow heroics. If he’s not making amazing defensive plays, he’s doing stuff like this — hitting game winning home runs. TIM TEBOW WALK-OFF HOME RUN ON THE FIRST PITCH! pic.twitter.com/O7o7sAoUt2 — Zach Dean (@ZachDeanDBNJ) July 14, 2017 Tebow, now 29, was promoted late last month to the New York Mets…

Newly promoted Tim Tebow hit a two-run homer in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Palm Beach Cardinals for the St. Lucie Mets of the high Class A Florida State League on Wednesday. The 29-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner was promoted Sunday from low Class A Columbia, where he was hitting .220 with three home…

Tim Tebow broke out of a 1 for 18 slump on Sunday, hitting his third home run and a double in a game the Class A Columbia Fireflies he plays for lost 6 to 3 to the West Virginia Power. Tebow improved his batting average to .230, significantly better than critics of the 29-year-old former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback expected from him in his first season of professional baseball. You can read the box score of the game here. While Tebow still has a long way to go to make it from Class A to the major leagues, the New York Mets, who signed him earlier this year, are said to be considering a move up to their Class A Advanced club in St. Lucie, Florida some time after the Class A South Atlantic League’s All-Star break. Attendance at Columbia Fireflies home games has been up 30 percent compared to last year with Tebow on the roster.