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- Updated: September 19, 2016
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — For a former Heisman Trophy winner and retired NFL quarterback who is a decade older than many of his teammates, Tim Tebow seemed to blend in well after he stepped onto the back fields at the Mets’ Spring Training complex to begin his professional baseball career.
The 29-year-old went through the daily three-hour workout on the Minor League fields on a swelteringly hot, humid morning on Monday, joining 57 Mets Minor League prospects who had gathered in Florida for the first day of instructional league practice.
“I was more excited about this than nervous,” Tebow said. “I was excited to be on a team and go through practice and learn the routine.”
With more than 70 media members and approximately 400 fans following his every move, Tebow did his best to ignore distractions and focus on what would normally be a quiet, unassuming day of workouts among the Minor League players. This wasn’t easy. Tebow was cheered loudly by onlookers for doing even the most mundane …
