PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — After the Mets’ spring training game on Tuesday afternoon, outfielder Tim Tebow was summoned into the office of the new manager, Mickey Callaway. With the door shut, team officials informed Tebow, the most famous person in the organization, that his try at a baseball comeback would be moved from major league to minor league spring training.
“It’s not like it’s a shock,” Tebow said, laughing.
Tebow, 30, won the 2007 Heisman Trophy as the University of Florida’s quarterback, but he returned to baseball in 2016 after not playing since high school. He had a taste of major league spring training games last year, and his improvement last year earned him an invitation to major league camp this year.