PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla — Tim Tebow has a habit of making a big splash in his debuts, and the newest St. Lucie Met delivered again Wednesday.
Playing in his first game for Advanced-A St. Lucie after being promoted Sunday from Columbia, Tebow homered in the second game of the Mets’ doubleheader and collected three hits overall at First Data Field.
With former Columbia teammate Michael Paez on first base in the bottom of the second inning of the nightcap, Tebow launched a towering ball just left of the batter’s eye in center field on a 92 mph 3-1 pitch from hard-throwing Palm Beach Cardinals right-hander Junior Fernandez.