UPDATE: In Tebow’s second at bat, in the fourth inning, he came up with no outs and the bases loaded. He fouled off a couple of pitches and took a ball high and then . . . grounded into a 4-6-3 double play. A run scored, tying the game. He doesn’t get the credit for an RBI, of course, but he did get a standing ovation. For grounding into a DP. So on he goes.
2:25 PM: Tim Tebow is playing in his first ever spring training game today. And a few minutes ago he had his first ever at-bat. It was a quick one: Rick Porcello of the Red Sox struck him out on four pitches. Video below.
The sequence: ball -- good eye, Timmy! -- called strike, swinging strike and then . . . called strike three. The third strike was probably a bit low. Watch:
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Tebow thought the last call was questionable:
And Tebow did not agree with third strike call. Looked back at ump. Appeared to be a smidge low. #Mets
— David Lennon (@DPLennon) March 8, 2017
Porcello is gonna get that low strike a lot of the time, and you can bet your life that the ump is going to give it to him against a quarterback/side show. No offense.
Tebow is DHing today. He’ll probably play in the outfield on Friday. Make sure to follow closely, because he’s probably only got about 13-14 minutes left in his 15-minute baseball career. Figuratively speaking.