(USA TODAY) Eight days after he worked out in front of 28 major league teams, Tim Tebow will sign a minor league deal with with the New York Mets, the team announced Thursday morning. He will participate in the organization's instructional league this month.
Tebow, 29, has not played baseball since 2004, his junior year of high school in Florida. He opted for football and went on to win two national titles and a Heisman Trophy at the University of Florida before an uneven three-year career as a quarterback for the Denver Broncos and New York Jets.