Tim Tebow: Mets outfielder? Former quarterback signs minor-league contract

Sep. 08, 2016, 6:44 am

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Tim Tebow “Tebowing” taken on Jan. 1, 2012, at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. (Ed Clemente Photography/Wikimedia Commons)

Tim Tebow, former quarterback for the Denver Broncos, is going to sign a contract with the New York Mets to play minor-league baseball, the team announced today.

Tebow announced the change of sports last month. He'll go to the Mets Instructional League.

Andrew Kenney

Andrew Kenney became the supervising editor of Denverite in 2024. He covered state politics for Colorado Public Radio as a reporter from 2019 to 2024, and previously was a reporter at The Denver Post, Denverite and The (Raleigh) News & Observer.