Tim Tebow may finally realize his days in the NFL are over, but he is not ready to give up on playing professional sports altogether.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball. His agents, Jimmy Sexton and Nick Khan, told Schefter that Tebow will work out for Major League Baseball teams later in the month.
While most of us believed Tebow was focusing on finding work in the NFL, he has apparently been training in Arizona and Los Angeles to sharpen his skills as a hitter and outfielder. Tebow has not played organized baseball since he was in high school back in 2005, where he was an All-State player at Nease High School in Florida and hit .494 as a junior.
“Tim’s athletic ability, his work ethic, his leadership and his competitiveness were evident in football and will show in baseball,” Sexton said. “Knowing Tim’s passion and desire, we won’t be surprised by anything he accomplishes.”
According to Schefter, people who have watched Tebow hit have been “surprised he picked up the sport so quickly” after not playing full-time in almost 10 years.
Tebow is planning to continue with his role as an analyst for ESPN, but he has informed the network that he is pursuing a career in baseball. If this doesn’t work out, Tebow recently expressed interest in trying out another profession.
At age 29, the odds are obviously stacked against Tebow. That said, we can’t rule out a team signing him to a minor league contract. Nobody puts fans in the stands quite like the Florida Gators legend.
