Tim Tebow, the Heisman-winning college QB turned marginal NFL quarterback turned ESPN broadcaster, is now going to try his hand at … professional baseball?
That was the word from Tebow's agents, who told ESPN and other outlets that their client has been training to be a professional ballplayer for the better part of a year.
He was a high school standout but hasn't played baseball full-time for a decade. Lately he has been training with former Twins catcher Chad Moeller, who tweeted a short video Tuesday of Tebow taking some lefthanded swings in the batting cage.
As for whether this will amount to anything more than publicity? That remains to be seen. But St. Paul Saints manager George Tsamis, through a team spokesman, said he would love to have a lefthanded hitter like Tebow, especially one who would be considered a rookie, at CHS Field.
So you never know.
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