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Tim Tebow #83 of the New York Mets poses for a photo during photo days at First Data Field on Feb. 21, 2018 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Getting your player ready...
NEW YORK — has been promoted to Double-A after going 1 for 18 with 11 strikeouts in big league spring training for the .
The Mets said Wednesday that the outfielder has been assigned to start the season at Binghamton of the Eastern League. The Rumble Ponies open their season at home on April 5 against Portland.
The 30-year-old Tebow, a former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback, split last season between a pair of Class A teams, Columbia, South Carolina, and St. Lucie. He hit .226 with eight homers and 52 RBIs in 126 games.
Tebow, who is not on the Mets’ 40-man major league roster, was hampered during spring training by a left ankle sprain.
