Wow. Tim Tebow has signed a minor league contract with the New York Mets. Tebow, the former Broncos, Jets, Patriots, and Eagles quarterback, will be sent to the Instructional League to begin his professional baseball career.
According to ESPN:
The Mets made the decision to sign Tebow on Wednesday, a source said. General manager Sandy Alderson met with team co-owner Jeff Wilpon, who signed off on Alderson’s suggestion that they get a deal done.
Tebow has not played organized baseball since his junior year at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Florida. That was in 2005.
Via ESPN:
Tebow has been working out with former big league catcher Chad Moeller in Scottsdale, Arizona, since Memorial Day. Tebow spent almost two hours last week at the USC’s Dedeaux Field running a 60-yard dash, shagging fly balls, throwing from the outfield and taking swings against former major league pitchers David Aardsma and Chad Smith in his audition for clubs.
