Tebow homers in 1st at-bat for Mets in instructional debut
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Tim Tebow made a powerful first impression for the New York Mets instructional league.
The former NFL quarterback homered on the first pitch he saw Wednesday in his instructional league debut, against the St. Louis Cardinals.
“It was fun,” said Tebow, who went 1 for 6 and put the ball in play in each plate appearance. “I just wanted to have the approach that I was going to be aggressive. That’s something we’ve been talking about every day and practicing. It was probably a little high, but I got good barrel on it and it went out.”
The 2007 Heisman Trophy winner drove a high 90 mph fastball over the left-field fence. The home run came off John Kilichowski, a left-hander who pitched for Vanderbilt and two St. Louis minor league affiliates this year.