Minor league baseball
Mets minor leaguer Tebow keeps aiming for majors at age 32

By Bill Whitehead Feb. 16, 2020 05:05 PM EST
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Be it on a Triple-A field in Syracuse or a tennis court in South Asia, Tim Tebow is still working, hoping for a shot at the majors....

FILE - In this May 4, 2019, file photo, Luis Saez rides Maximum Security, second from right, during the 145th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Country House was declared the winner after Maximum Security was disqualified following a review by race stewards. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Replay dominated sports in 2019, and expect more this year

By Josh Dubow Jan. 01, 2020 12:33 PM EST

FILE - In this March 7, 2019, file photo, New York Mets' Tim Tebow bats in the first inning of the team's spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals in West Palm Beach, Fla. Mets minor leaguer Tebow is expected to miss the rest of the season due to a cut on his left hand. The 31-year-old Tebow hit .163 in 77 games during his first season with Triple-A Syracuse but hasn’t played since July 21 after injuring himself fielding a ball in the outfield. The laceration required several stitches. Syracuse’s regular season ends Sept. 2. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Mets' Tebow to miss rest of season with cut hand

By Jake Seiner Aug. 10, 2019 07:33 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2018, file photo, a large billboard stands on top of a Nike store showing former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, at Union Square in San Francisco. Nike is pulling a flag-themed tennis shoe after Kaepernick complained to the shoemaker, according to the Wall Street Journal. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
Cubs minor league team apologizes, deletes Kaepernick tweet

By Avery Yang Jul. 03, 2019 10:11 PM EDT

Syracuse Mets' Tim Tebow speaks with reporters prior to a minor league baseball game, Thursday, May 16, 2019 in Syracuse, N.Y. The former Heisman Trophy-winner and NFL quarterback is struggling with the Syracuse Mets but has begun to come alive at the plate with hits in five of the last six games. (AP Photo/John Kekis)
Tim Tebow struggling in Triple-A; still a work in progress

By John Kekis May. 17, 2019 02:21 AM EDT

This Date In Baseball

Compiled By Paul Montella Apr. 12, 2019 04:55 PM EDT
April 14 1910 — William Howard Taft became the first U.S. president to throw out the first ball at a baseball opener in Washington. 1910 ...

FILE - In this March 7, 2019, file photo, New York Mets' Tim Tebow loosens up before batting in an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals in West Palm Beach, Fla. Tebow is set to begin his third full season of minor league baseball. He was assigned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets just over two weeks ago and opening day is Thursday, April 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Mets at Nationals 3/7/2019

Apr. 11, 2019 08:55 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 21, 2013, file photo, Arizona Diamondbacks minor league players walk along a stream between fields prior to a spring training baseball game against the Cleveland Indians, in Scottsdale, Ariz. With Major League Baseball successfully resisting legal efforts to raise minor league salaries, players are beginning to look elsewhere to make ends meet. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Indians-Diamondbacks 3/21/2013

Apr. 11, 2019 08:55 AM EDT

Fans lined up outside NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday, April 4, 2019, as Tim Tebow is expected to play in the opening-day minor league baseball game with the Triple-A Syracuse Mets. The former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback is trying to make it to the major leagues with the New York Mets organization. (AP Photo/John Kekis
Tebow goes 0 for 4 in Triple-A debut for NY Mets farm team

By John Kekis Apr. 04, 2019 09:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 8, 2015, file photo, members of the Biloxi Shuckers minor league baseball team eat lunch before practice at the Pensacola Blue Wahoos' stadium in Pensacola, Fla. Minor leaguers at the lowest levels can make as little as $1,100 per month despite spending 50-to-70 hours per week at the ballpark. A lawsuit alleging MLB violated minimum wage and overtime requirements was pre-empted in 2018 when Congress passed the “Save America’s Pastime Act,” which stripped minor leaguers of the protection of federal minimum wage laws. (AP Photo/Michael Spooneybarger, File)
Minor leaguers seek investors, donations to make ends meet

By Jake Seiner Apr. 04, 2019 07:05 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2019, file photo, New York Mets' Tim Tebow loosens up before batting in an exhibition spring training baseball game against the Washington Nationals in West Palm Beach, Fla. Tebow is set to begin his third full season of minor league baseball. He was assigned to the Triple-A Syracuse Mets just over two weeks ago and opening day is Thursday, April 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Mets prospect Tim Tebow makes Triple-A debut for Syracuse

By John Kekis Apr. 04, 2019 03:27 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2018, file photo, Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield celebrates in the second half of the team's NFL football preseason game against the Buffalo Bills, in Cleveland. With a shocking, blockbuster trade for superstar wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr., the Browns flipped the NFL on its helmet and instantaneously changed their national perception. The Browns roster now includes Beckham, Mayfield, Jarvis Landry and Myles Garrett. (AP Photo/David Richard, File)
Huddle up! Browns QB Mayfield takes turn as Brewers 1B coach

By Carrie Muskat Mar. 16, 2019 08:40 PM EDT

New York Mets' Tim Tebow signs autographs at spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Fitzpatrick)
Game changer: Tebow enters Mets camp 'all in' on baseball

By Mike Fitzpatrick Feb. 16, 2019 08:54 PM EST

New York Mets' Tim Tebow jogs up the first baseline at spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Fitzpatrick)
Tim Tebow says he advised Kyler Murray to follow his heart

By Mike Fitzpatrick Feb. 16, 2019 04:29 PM EST