General Manager Sandy Alderson defended the New York Mets’ minor league deal with Tim Tebow, saying it wasn’t about merchandising. The popular but controversial former NFL quarterback, who’s trying to start a baseball career, received a $100,000 signing bonus, which Alderson said wouldn’t be practical only as an attempt to market Tebow’s name. so we can sell a couple hundred dollars’ worth of T-shirts in Kingsport, those economics don’t work,” Alderson said. Former Dodgers, Atlanta and San Diego outfielder Hector Olivera was convicted in Arlington, Va., of a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from an April 13 incident. Mets second baseman Neil Walker had season-ending surgery to repair a herniated disk.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 10, 2016 01:52 UTC