Tebow Sharp In Last Tuneup Before Instructional League Debut
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Former Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow recorded a pair of hits, scored a run and ended the game with a sliding grab in his final intrasquad game in the New York Mets' instructional league.
Tebow, who is scheduled to play his first game Wednesday, singled in his final two at-bats in Tuesday's simulated game.
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After striking out swinging in the first inning, the left fielder looped a single to shallow center field in the second on a hit that barely eluded a diving catch by shortstop Hansel Moreno, delighting the couple hundred fans in attendance.
He scored on a throwing error by Moreno on a force play at second base.
The former Broncos and Jets quarterback followed that in the third with a sharp grounder in the hole between the third baseman and shortstop.
He laid out for the game's final out on a flyball in the gap between him and center field. He snared the ball on a backhanded play, his second putout of the day.
Tebow worked out for scouts in Los Angeles last month and not long afterward the Mets signed him to a deal that included a $100,000 bonus. His last time playing true organized baseball has been in his junior year of high school, when he batted nearly .500 for Nease High near Jacksonville, Florida.
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