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Te-ball: Former QB displays pop at showcase
- Updated: August 30, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Tim Tebow’s baseball showcase is in the books. The next step in his athletic career is up in the air, but a few questions might have been answered on Tuesday.
The former NFL quarterback worked out at the University of Southern California in front of a large contingent of Major League scouts and media, and he showed off his trademark speed, plus a little bit of pop with the bat.
After running a quick 60-yard dash and doing throwing and catching in the outfield, Tebow took batting practice and elicited his first share of wows. Then he moved on to live hitting against former big league pitchers and barely missed a “real” homer.
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A reported 27 of 30 Major League teams were represented by scouts at the workout for Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner, two-time national champion at the University of Florida and former quarterback for the Denver Broncos and New York Jets who intends to try to play professional baseball.
Tebow, who was an all-state outfielder at Nease High School in Ponte Vedra, Fla., in 2005, showed up in what appeared to be top physical condition, looking much like the muscular signal-caller fans recognize from his football days.
Tebow started things off impressively, running the 60-yard dash in what various scouts had in the 6.7-second range. A 60-yard …
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