Tim Tebow Hits Home Run After Greeting Boy with Autism in Stands

Tim Tebow has hit five home runs since getting promoted to the Class-A St. Lucie Mets. His last long ball produced a special moment for one young fan.

On July 29, the former NFL quarterback faced the Charlotte Stone Crabs, a Tampa Bay Rays affiliate. Martin Fennelly of the Tampa Bay Times recently shared footage of a special encounter before the blast.

While waiting for his turn to bat, Tebow stepped off the on-deck circle to shake hands with Seth Bosch. Per Fennelly, the 10-year-old boy—he was nine at the time of this meeting—has high-functioning autism and neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes tumors on nerve tissue.

In a moment that would read like a fable if not for the video evidence, Tebow then proceeded to hit a three-run homer.

"When Seth came back to his seat, he was crying," Bosch's mother, Ileanna, told Fennelly. "And then Tim hit the homer. I started crying, too. How does that happen? I think God brought Seth and Tim together."

[Tampa Bay Times]