New York Mets minor league outfielder Tim Tebow announced his retirement from professional baseball on Wednesday.
Tebow, 33, played quarterback in the NFL from 2010-12 following a Heisman Trophy-winning career at the University of Florida. The Mets signed him in September 2016.
He hit a home run in his first professional at-bat with the Mets’ low Class-A Columbia Fireflies affiliate.
In 287 games over three minor league seasons, Tebow hit .223 with a .299 on-base percentage, a .338 slugging percentage, 107 runs, 48 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs, 107 RBIs and five stolen bases.
“It has been a pleasure to have Tim in our organization as he’s been a consummate profess…
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