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Tim Tebow’s last week with Columbia Fireflies includes some positives

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Tim Tebow’s final week with Columbia Fireflies was much like most of the others — a few promising moments interspersed among struggles at the plate.

Tebow had two doubles Thursday in a loss to Kannapolis (N.C.) as the Fireflies opened the second half of the season Thursday night. He then he went 0 for 9 his next three games. Still, it didn’t stop the New York Mets from promoting the former Heisman Trophy winner up to St. Lucie of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League on Sunday.

Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said Tebow, 29, had been trending in a positive direction the past two or three weeks.