Hey sports fans, welcome back from your mid-week holiday! If you haven’t heard, Tim Tebow can now add minor league baseball all-star to his résumé.
That’s right, the former Broncos quarterback turned Rumble Ponies outfielder was selected to the Eastern League’s Eastern Division all-star roster. On the year, he’s batting .266 with five home runs and 32 RBIs in 73 games for the Mets’ Double-A affiliate. It’s not all-star caliber numbers by any means, but it’s not terrible for a guy who returned to baseball last season after more than a decade away from the game.
After opening the season with an 11-1 start, New York has struggled mightily, going 22-48 since and sinking 14 games behind NL East leader Atlanta. Unless a drastic turnaround happens, Tebow could find his way to a September call-up.
Seriously.
During spring training, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said: “Somebody asked me if thought he’d be a major league player at some point. I think he will play in the major leagues.”
If the Mets continue to struggle, then why not? He’s been good enough to compete on the Double-A level, he’s incredibly marketable and will certainly bring in fans to Citi Field.
As Yahoo Sports’ Mike Oz says: “.”
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