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‘They Made A Mockery Of Our Team By Putting A Celebrity On It’: Released Mets Prospect Andrew Church Expresses Frustration With Team’s Addition Of Tim Tebow, ‘Toxic’ Culture

(CBSNewYork)- The New York Mets were among several teams that released minor leaguers on Thursday as Major League Baseball looks to cut down the number of MiLB teams associated with each franchise.

Among the prospects released by the team was pitcher Andrew Church who took to Instagram and gave his assessment of the organization’s player development efforts and an explanation of his retirement that he came back from last season.

A former second round pick in the 2013 Draft, the 25-year-old Church called out the organization’s handling of his injury, signing of Tim Tebow and the “toxic” culture that has been built in the minor league system.