Tebow drawing crowds to Mets’ spring home

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Paul Taglieri, the Mets’ executive director of Minor League facilities, used one word to describe the buzz during a typical day of instructional league this time of year.

“Crickets,” he chuckled. “There’s been nobody here.”

That has changed this week. Where most days of instructional league workouts would attract a couple dozen spectators — mostly family members of the players, plus maybe a scout or two — the back fields at Tradition Field in Port St. Lucie, Fla. — at least for the past three days — have been the place to be.

That’s not because of the handful of future big leaguers that may be among the many young prospects here. The 200-plus fans lined up around the fields on Wednesday were there to see Tim Tebow, the former Heisman Trophy winner, Florida Gator and NFL quarterback who is attempting to turn himself into a Major League ballplayer.

Tim Tebow ends third workout day at #Mets instructional league making his way down the line of autograph seekers pic.twitter.com/3l5Mimm1Eu

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Tim Tebow ends third workout day at #Mets instructional league making his way down the line of autograph seekers pic.twitter.com/3l5Mimm1Eu

Attendance has dwindled since more than 600 people flocked to the facility to catch a glimpse of Tebow on Monday. But a three-day total of more than 1,000 fans and upward of 70 media members turned what would normally be a few mundane September mornings into something much more reminiscent of a …

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