NEW YORK -- Over the first half of this season at Double-A Binghamton, Tim Tebow performed well enough, and for long enough, for a big league promotion to seem plausible. An Eastern League All-Star, Tebow hit .273/.336/.399 in 84 games, adding weight to general manager Sandy Alderson's preseason proclamation that he expected Tebow to make the Majors.
That dream will likely have to wait at least until next season. Tebow broke the hamate bone in his right hand last week, a source confirmed, and will undergo surgery on Tuesday. The operation typically carries with it a six- to eight-week recovery, which should take Tebow past the end of the Minor League season.