The same Tebow who was a Heisman Trophy winner as quarterback for the Florida State Gators and also the Tebow that was embarrassed out of the NFL following 5 seasons.
There is no doubt that Tebow has athletic abilities but how can they translate from the gridiron to the baseball diamond? The 29-year-old hasn’t played in an organized baseball game since he was a junior in high school before he turned his sights over to football.
“While I and organization are mindful of the novel nature of this situation, this decision was strictly driven by baseball,” Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said during a conference call with the media Thursday.