New York Mets GM says Tim Tebow was promoted to Triple-A

CARLSBAD, Calif. – Tim Tebow, a minor player in the New York Mets, has been promoted to Syracuse's Triple A.

The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback hit .273 with six homers and 36 RBIs in 84 games this year for Double-A Binghamton. His season was interrupted by a broken hamate bone in his right hand, which required surgery on July 24th.

"Timmy is not a guy on whom you want to put restrictions," said Wednesday the new general manager of Mets, Brodie Van Wagenen. "If he sees a block, he will work even harder to overcome everything that someone asks him, I believe in him."

Before being hired by the Mets last week, Van Wagenen worked for CAA baseball and represented the 31-year-old.

Tebow hit .301 in June for Binghamton and .340 in 15 games in July.

"Given the hamate injury that he had last year, his momentum was stopped," said Van Wagenen. "The goal is to be able to take him back to the spring training and hope for a good start in Syracuse when he is ready."

Tebow signed with the Mets at the end of 2016, played in the Autumn League of Arizona and, in 2017, beat .226 with eight homers and 52 RBIs in 126 two-tier matches class A, hit 0.056 (1 for 18).