Tim Tebow’s professional baseball career will continue with the Columbia Fireflies, the Mets’ low Class-A affiliate in the South Atlantic League. “Sending him to a full-season club is what we hoped to be able to do,” Mets general manager Sandy Alderson told Newsday. “Tim Tebow will bring major excitement and national attention to the Fireflies and city of Columbia,” Fireflies team president John Katz said in a statement on the club’s website. “Baseball fans, sports fans and Tim Tebow fans will likely come from around the southeast to see him play. We expect this to add to the energy at Spirit Communications Park and around downtown Columbia, especially during our opening weekend.”

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2017 21:00 UTC