Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has called it a career as far as baseball is concerned, as he announced his retirement on Wednesday. The Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Florida transitioned to baseball and hung around the minor leagues with the New York Mets organization.
Tim Tebow is retiring from professional baseball. https://t.co/9C09gJKK7K
— New York Mets (@Mets) February 18, 2021
Tebow appears to be hanging up the cleats, maybe this time for good.
Of course, Tim Tebow will be forever known for his success as a college quarterback with Florida where he won two BCS National Championships with the Gators. Over the past few years, he's been making a name for himself in the big leagues before deciding to call it quits.
He joined the Mets organization in 2016 and played through the 2019 season before the entire minor league system sat out in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He didn't impress too much, posting a career batting average of .223 with 18 homers and 107 RBI in a total of 287 games.
“I loved every minute of the journey, but at this time I feel called in other directions. I never want to be partially in on anything. I always want to be 100 percent in on whatever I choose. Thank you again for everyone’s support of this awesome journey in baseball, I’ll always cherish my time as a Met,” Tebow said in his retirement announcement, per the New York Mets Medium.
It's a bit surprising considering that Tim Tebow got an invitation to the Mets' spring training as a non-roster invite.
He played quarterback for the Denver Broncos in the NFL before falling out of the league altogether. He then took up baseball after that. Tebow has also done his fair share of broadcasting on many networks, including the SEC Network.
What's next for Tebow remains to be seen, but as he said, he wants to be all in and the chapter of his baseball career is closed, at least for now.
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