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Tim Tebow will play in the World Baseball Classic qualifiers. For Team Philippines.

Watch out, World Baseball Classic — Tim Tebow is heading your way.

The Mets outfield prospect and former Broncos quarterback will play for Team Philippines in the WBC qualifiers, the tournament tweeted on Wednesday. The double-elimination tournament — which runs March 12-25 in Tuscon, Arizona — will give four more countries the opportunity to compete in the 2021 World Baseball Classic.

Tebow, 32, was born in Makati City, Philippines where his parents served as Baptist missionaries. The family moved to Jacksonville, Florida, when he was 3 years old.

The Philippines are in the second qualifier, competing against the Czech Republic, Great Britain, New Zealand, Panama and Spain.