Tebow homers twice in minor league series

Apr 10, 2017 - 4:59 AM Tim Tebow has completed his first series with the Columbia Fireflies, the New York Mets Class A affiliate.

The former NFL quarterback who won college football's Heisman Trophy at Florida homered twice in the three games he played against the Augusta GreenJackets. Tebow was given the day off on Saturday (Sunday AEST).

Tebow hit a two-run home run in his first plate appearance on Thursday night. He drove the ball to deep left centre but briefly stopped at second base thinking it was a ground rule double. He continued his trip around the bases after seeing the umpire signifying it was a home run.

He added a second home run on Sunday (Monday AEST), a three-run shot to right field. He's one shy of Michael Jordan's total with Class AA Birmingham in 1994.

At the plate, Tebow is 3 of 13 (.230) with five RBIs. He's also struck out five times and left 13 runners on base.

In the field, after not getting any chances in his first two starts, Tebow had three put outs in left field on Sunday.

Up next for the Fireflies, they continue their opening home stand with a three-game series against the Hickory (North Carolina) Crawdads that begins on Tuesday (AEST).

Source: AAP