(Jeff Gross/Getty Images)Tuesday will mark one of the weirder days in MLB history as former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow attempts to become a professional baseball player. [Tim Tebow may not make a baseball roster, but 20 teams want to take a look]Yes, Tim Tebow has played baseball before … in high school. Tim Tebow wasn’t just a talented football player in high school — he was also an outstanding baseball player. Seventeen MLB teams have publicly confirmed they plan to attend or at least send a scout to watch Tebow’s tryout, according to a list annotated by CBS Sports. The former first-round NFL draft pick most likely wouldn’t even be sitting on any MLB team’s bench in the near future.
Source: Washington Post August 30, 2016 16:41 UTC