Here's what Tim Tebow looks like as a Mets baseball player on his first day

Tebow on Monday had his first practice at Mets fall instructs

By Dayn Perry

Sep 19, 2016 at 1:24 pm ET • 1 min read

Mets outfielder/QB of our hearts Tim Tebow was on hand Monday for the first practice of the fall instructional league at the team's facilities in Port St. Lucie, Fla. We've already sampled the ballyhoo surrounding his arrival at instructs, and now let's take a look at Tebow doing actual baseball things. Come with us, won't you?

First, some personalized implements ...

Tim Tebow's batting practice bats. https://t.co/PcnSF9N1JH pic.twitter.com/s6KLsKibYe
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) September 19, 2016

And here he is standing next to Mr. Cespedes. Ricardo Cespedes ...

Cespedes and Tim Tebow, baseball players. Ricardo Cespedes from the Bronx. pic.twitter.com/az9Q1gujjL
— Anthony Rieber (@therealarieber) September 19, 2016

Here's sports-action footage of our hero walking into and then out of a dugout ...

Tim Tebow moves to field 5 for more practice with the @stluciemets pic.twitter.com/Mw9z4lbn1w
— WPEC CBS12 News (@CBS12) September 19, 2016

Here he is standing with a baseball bat, possibly one with his name on it ...

Tim Tebow makes his baseball debut today in Florida (photo: @ChrisFischer07)
https://t.co/2VF84oYaHp pic.twitter.com/3wYKvSGGYN
— First Coast News (@FCN2go) September 19, 2016

As for the actual baseball-playing, well ...

Tebow just airmailed one from 45 feet. Over the throwing partner and fence. Not sure i've seen that before on this field.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) September 19, 2016

Oh. Forthcoming: More action ...

VIDEO: Fans cheer as Tim Tebow practices taking a lead and returning to first at Mets camp. pic.twitter.com/V7FGElsD12
— Tim Reynolds (@ByTimReynolds) September 19, 2016

Safe! Here's Teebs' catching a fly ball and following up with a dubiously sequenced crow-hop ...

Lot of unnecessary sky in this video, but at the bottom is Tebow catching a fly ball. pic.twitter.com/zst5iLcmkM
— David Waldstein (@DavidWaldstein) September 19, 2016

More fielding ...

Tim Tebow working out with the #Mets at Tradition Field today. #Tcpalm pic.twitter.com/dUdTlEnxvK
— Molly Bartels (@TCPalmBartels) September 19, 2016

And of course some hacks in the cage ...

Tim Tebow takes batting practice #WTSP pic.twitter.com/WKTkE73vhZ
— Justin Granit (@JustinGranit) September 19, 2016

Another angle on his cage-work ...

Tim Tebow takes batting practice with the #Mets today in Port St. Lucie. #Tcpalm pic.twitter.com/KsDRBHDAGK
— Molly Bartels (@TCPalmBartels) September 19, 2016

Also, the rarely glimpsed post-instructional league workout press conference ...