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Tim Tebow: Announces retirement
Tim Tebow announced his retirement from professional baseball Wednesday.The 33-year-old joined the Mets in late 2016 on a minor-league deal and worked his way up to the Triple-A level over three seasons. Tebow found some success at Double-A with a .734 OPS in 84 games, but he struggled after being promoted to Triple-A in 2019.
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Mets' Tim Tebow: Expected ready for spring training
Tim Tebow (finger) is expected to be ready for the start of spring training after missing the final six weeks of the season, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.Tebow struggled with Triple-A Syracuse last season, recording a career-low .495 OPS with 19 RBI over 77 games prior to his injury. The 32-year-old also exhibited below-average fielding, and he is expected to return to the Triple-A level next year.
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Mets' Tim Tebow: Done for season
Tim Tebow (finger) will not return this season for Triple-A Syracuse, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.The 31-year-old outfielder was 75 percent worse (25 wRC+) than the average International League hitter despite the fact he was four years older than league average.
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Mets' Tim Tebow: Lands on injured list
Tim Tebow was placed on the 7-day injured list at Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday with a hand laceration, Kelsie Heneghan of MiLB.com reportsTebow suffered the injury fielding a ball in left field Sunday and was forced to exit the contest. The severity of the issue remains unclear, but the 31-year-old will be sidelined for at least a week.
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Mets' Tim Tebow: Dispatched to Triple-A
The New York Mets assigned Tim Tebow to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.Attending big-league camp as a non-roster invitee, Tebow went 4-for-15 during Grapefruit League action. After spending the 2018 campaign exclusively at Double-A Binghamton, the 31-year-old Tebow will climb up another rung on the minor-league ladder as he looks to keep his dream of reaching the majors alive.
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Mets' Tim Tebow: Collects first RBI
Tim Tebow went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Thursday's spring game against Washington.Tebow slotted into the starting lineup as the designated hitter and drove in his first run of camp in the sixth inning on a single to center field. The former college football star is now 3-for-12 with an RBI this spring and remains on track to start the regular season at Triple-A Syracuse.
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Mets' Tim Tebow: Expected to open season at Triple-A
Tim Tebow (hand) will likely begin the 2019 season at Triple-A, Jon Morosi of MLB Network reports.Tebow spent the entire 2018 season with Double-A Binghamton, hitting .273/.336/.399 with six homers across 84 games for the Rumble Ponies before a broken hand prematurely ended his season in July. The 31-year-old is fully healed from the injury, according to general manager Brodie Van Wagenen. The GM didn't rule out the possibility of the 31-year-old cracking the Opening Day roster, though that seems unlikely.
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Mets' Tim Tebow: Surgery scheduled; likely done for season
Tim Tebow broke his right hamate bone and is scheduled for surgery Tuesday, which is expected to shut him down for the year, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.Tebow had been doing well enough at Double-A Binghamton to possibly deserve a late-season look for the struggling New York Mets, but that opportunity now no longer exists. The former quarterback will now have to wait until spring training to make his case for a big-league roster spot, when he'll be a 31-year-old with no experience above Double-A and a 29 percent strikeout rate in the minors.
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Mets' Tim Tebow: Heads to disabled list
Tim Tebow was placed on the seven-day disabled list Saturday with a right hand injury.Tebow injured his hand Thursday and is scheduled to visit a specialist in New York during the upcoming week. The 30-year-old has an ugly 34.6 percent strikeout rate but a decent .273/.336/.399 slash line in 84 games for Double-A Binghamton, which could be enough for the struggling New York Mets to give him an opportunity down the stretch.
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Mets' Tim Tebow: Leaves game with hand injury
Tim Tebow was forced to exit Thursday's game at Double-A Binghamton due to an injured right hand, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.The New York Mets stated that Tebow will see a hand specialist early next week, so it's expected that he will be sidelined until that appointment. Across 84 games with Binghamton this year, Tebow is hitting .273/.336/.399 with six home runs and 36 RBI.