Tim Tebow will compete for Team Philippines in the upcoming World Baseball Classic qualifiers, the tournament announced Wednesday.
The 32-year-old outfielder was born in Makati City, Philippines, where his parents were Baptist missionaries. The Tebow family moved to Jacksonville, Fla. when he was 3 years old.
After an abrupt end to his NFL career, Tebow signed with the New York Mets as a minor league free agent in September 2016. He has participated in every major league camp since then, but has yet to appear with the big league club during the regular season.