Tim Tebow trying his hand at Major League Baseball
Former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow is reportedly going to be holding a workout for Major League Baseball teams this month…
Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow isn’t necessarily ditching his pro football dreams, but he’s moving on to another sport…for now.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Tebow is going to be holding a workout for all 30 MLB teams this month, and some expect him to actually get a shot pretty quickly.
Tim Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball and plans to hold workout for Major League Baseball teams later this month.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 9, 2016
Tim Tebow is one of the QBs who works with Tom House, who would certainly be capable of prepping him for baseball https://t.co/qutDZSOETH
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) August 9, 2016
More on Tim Tebow pursuing a career in professional baseball:https://t.co/ElH3Xx8ZMI https://t.co/8u43HAsUVJ
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 9, 2016
Statement from Brodie Van Wagenen, co-head of CAA Baseball
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) August 9, 2016
“This may sound like a publicity stunt, but nothing... https://t.co/4TgKbmITYh
Chad Moeller, former MLB catcher who has been training with Tebow, says bat speed is solid. MLB stint could happen "relatively quickly"
— Conor Orr (@ConorOrr) August 9, 2016
People will come, Ray. People will most definitely come. https://t.co/FRDJOa36By
— Tommy Birch (@TommyBirch) August 9, 2016
I spent time w @TimTebow in the cages recently, he's a NATURAL. I absolutley believe in his ability to play in the bigs. Tim has IT #focused
— Gary Sheffield (@garysheffield) August 9, 2016
.@TimTebow offered contract by @boomersbaseball https://t.co/8nl81B1Skr pic.twitter.com/p7U1TOpFbA
— Schaumburg Boomers (@boomersbaseball) August 9, 2016
Listen. People like to poke fun at Tim Tebow, but there’s no questioning that he is an elite level athlete. He might be a lousy NFL quarterback, but he’s a physical specimen and professional sports are better with him in them.
That being said, it will be interesting to see how the work he has put in over the last year on the baseball diamond will work out. In case you didn’t know, Tebow was a very good baseball player in high school, which was over 10 years ago now, and he was pretty darn good back then.
It’s going to be interesting to see what kind of response there is to Tebow being in a new sport, but you have to think at least some team is going to give him a shot.