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Tim Tebow looks ready for Mets after giving up triple off his head

That’s one way to use your head.

Tim Tebow, the celebrity Mets prospect and former Heisman Trophy winner, showed Monday even a mostly successful dual-athlete can commit a massive mid-game blunder when a bomb from Red Sox prospect Josh Ockimey ricocheted off the wall — and bounced off Tebow’s head — for a triple.

In the Binghamton-Portland matchup, the Double-A All-Star made up for the gaffe by going 3-for-4 with two RBIs at the plate, though it’s unlikely to make people forget the ex-NFL quarterback had a baseball bounce off his head.

Judging by the Mets’ major league follies, difficulties in the field may run in the franchise.