Tim Tebow’s Triple-A baseball season over after hand injury: reports
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The New York Mets are making a run at a spot in the MLB postseason – but don’t expect Mets minor leaguer Tim Tebow to play any role in a pennant race this year.
According to reports, Tebow’s baseball season has come to an end after he cut a finger on his left hand in the outfield July 21, requiring stitches.
Tebow had been playing for the Syracuse Mets, the New York club’s Triple-A affiliate in the International League.
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The left-handed hitting Tebow finished his 2019 season with a less-than-impressive .163 batting average, four home runs and 19 RBI, ESPN reported.
He spent 2018 with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, the Mets’ Doube-A affiliate in the Eastern League. There he posted a .273 batting average with six home runs and 36 RBI – and made the All-Star Game before suffering a broken bone in his right hand, the report said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tebow, who will turn 32 Wednesday, previously focused on football, playing in college for the University of Florida and winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007.
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He then played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos and New York Jets before deciding to pursue a baseball career.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Despite his struggles this season, Tebow has no plans to retire, the New York Daily News reported – though his chances of making an MLB roster look dimmer.