Tim Tebow Hits Home Run in High-A Debut
Tim Tebow didn't waste much time making an impression with the High-A St. Lucie Mets on Wednesday.
In his first day with the team since he was promoted Sunday, the former NFL quarterback drilled a home run in the second contest of a doubleheader, per the Associated Press (via ESPN.com).
He finished the day with three base hits.
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None was bigger than his blast to center field, and John Evenson of CBS-12 in West Palm Beach, Florida, shared the long ball:
Tebow already made quite the impression with his first minor league team, the Class-A Columbia Fireflies, earlier this year when he drilled a home run in his first official minor league at-bat.
He also has home run bragging rights when it comes to another famous athlete who tried switching sports to baseball:
"I felt good," Tebow said of his latest dinger, per the AP. "Honestly, I felt good the last couple of weeks in Columbia and tried to carry it over. Just put the bat on the ball and hit it hard."
Despite his impressive hit, Tebow's Mets lost both games of the doubleheader.
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