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Mets outfielder and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow will open the 2017 season with the Class A Columbia Fireflies of the South Atlantic League. The assignment comes after Tebow signed a minor-league contract with the Mets last September and then saw action in the Arizona Fall League and with the big-league club in spring training.
Now here’s a look at Tebow in his new hat and jersey ...
15 days until #OpeningDay pic.twitter.com/WtUm3pbRJD
— Columbia Fireflies (@ColaFireflies) March 22, 2017
Given Tebow’s lack of experience in high-level baseball, the expectation was that he’d begin the 2017 season at a lower short-season affiliate. The Mets, however, are playing it aggressively, and the 29-year-old will be tested as a result.
In 20 at-bats with the big-league club this spring, Tebow put up an OPS of .438.
