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Byron JoMeMets promote Tim Tebow to high-A league
The New York Mets are promoting Tim Tebow from low-A ball to St. Lucie of the high-A League.
He batted .222 with three home runs, 23 RBIs, a .311 on-base percentage and a .340 slugging percentage with 69 strikeouts and 23 walks in 212 at-bats for the Columbia Fireflies. Those aren't numbers that usually lead to a promotion.
"For me," Tebow said. "There's a lot smarter, it's not something I have to answer, wiser people than me that make those decisions. I just try and show up and play hard every day."
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson announced the move prior to the major league club's game in San Francisco.
all of the indications are positive in terms of various things we look at: chase rates and exit velocity,"It's not like he's tearing up the league," Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said. "The bottom line is the average isn't there, but at the same time, but he's improving."
"Clearly, it's a step up," Alderson said. "I certainly think he can handle it."
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"I obviously love Florida,Ziggy Ansah Jersey, so this is nice," Tebow said. "But the goal and focus is improving as a baseball player."
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he really is. He wants to succeed. He puts in the work,"We've said he's just one of 25 guys, and hopefully," Columbia president John Katz said. "At the end of the day, he'll have continued success at a higher level."
That's Alderson's wish, too, as Tebow continues a journey that he hopes ends at Citi Field in New York.
"I wouldn't say he has excelled" at Columbia, Alderson said. "But at the same time, what he's done there -- given all the circumstances -- justified the promotion."
Tebow, 29,Justin Simmons Jersey,Barry Sanders Jersey, signed with the Mets in September and spent time in the Florida Instructional League and the Arizona Fall League.
He won the Heisman Trophy with the Florida Gators and helped the team win two national championships. He played professionally for the Denver Broncos from 2010 to '11 and led the team to a playoff overtime victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2011 before joining the New York Jets in 2012.
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