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Tim Tebow Is Preparing To Play Baseball Again After Taking Last Year Off

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Look out MLB, Tim Tebow is back with the New York Mets. Well, sort of.

According to SNY, Tebow is planning on joining the Mets for Spring Training this year. The Covid-19 pandemic cancelled Tebow’s 2020 season – along with the rest of the minor league schedule – before it began. At 33-years-old, Tebow knows the odds of making it in MLB are stacked against him. Regardless, he remains confident.

“There have definitely been some setbacks with it from two years ago when I was having what I thought was my best season,” Tebow told MLB.com’s Anthony DiComo, referring to his All-Star 2018 season with Double-A Binghamton. “Definitely disappointing this year with COVID, but … I’m such a believer that in some areas of my life, every setback has been an opportunity for a setup for something different and unique that I have planned. All these have been pieces of setbacks, but I think I’ve also learned from them, adapted and grown.”

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While Tebow will give baseball another go, he knows he might not have a very long future playing the game.

“There’s a lot of other things that are in my heart that I want to pursue,” the former NFL quarterback and college football superstar said. “There are a lot of things that I have weighed and am weighing [in my life]. We’re trying to rescue as many trafficked survivors as possible. We’re trying to get Night to Shine in every country in the world … trying to push a lot of things that I’m super passionate about that mean so much to me, and so there’s a balance of pursuing a sport that I love… versus also pursuing other passions in my life.”

When we last saw Tebow playing baseball, it was pretty ugly. He slashed .163/.240/.255 for the Mets Triple-A affiliate in 2019. It has also been almost two years since Tebow has played competitively. I’m not trying to sound like a hater here, but I don’t think Tebow’s dream to play in MLB will come to fruition. I shouldn’t doubt the guy though, we know he can pull off some crazy shit.

All the power to Tim Tebow for continuously chasing his dreams.

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