Despite his inability to hit proficiently above the AA level, Tim Tebow was committed to being an addition to the New York Mets organization.
Now, three years later, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner has announced his retirement from professional baseball.
Tebow was a long shot to succeed on the diamond. He put his bat and glove away to pursue football at the University of Florida and, later, the NFL. He was away from the game for almost a decade when he decided to give it another run.
The likelihood of him making to the majors was slim at best.