Two hits, diving catch highlight Tebow’s return to camp

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Clad in a mixture of New York Mets and Florida Gators gear, Tim Tebow’s fans pushed up on every boundary to see every move he made on Tuesday. As Tebow paced the outfield grade on Field 7 before drills started, a trio of fans passed around a pair of binoculars, looking for his No. 15 jersey until excitedly spotting it.

When Tebow did agility drills on Field 4 — a simple quick run — fans seemed awed at just the sight of him putting one leg in front of another. “THANK YOU TIM TEBOW” read an orange and blue sign that two fans held against the caged backstop, fruitless in their attempt to catch Tebow’s attention.

“I try not to even pay attention to it. I try to be one of the guys as a baseball player here,” Tebow said. “Just try to work and perform and improve and get better, and have that as my mentality every day. Then after practice, you can sign and make other people happy and shake their hands.”

Tebow continued his second week of instructional league on Tuesday, and again he was the center of attention — with a crowd of more than 100 people following him to each stop he made at the Mets’ Spring Training complex.

In a three-inning intrasquad game, Tebow finished 2-for-3 with two singles and a …

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