{"id":143065,"date":"2021-02-17T20:31:35","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T01:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=143065"},"modified":"2021-02-17T20:43:11","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T01:43:11","slug":"tim-tebow-retiring-from-professional-baseball-i-feel-called-in-other-directions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-tebow-retiring-from-professional-baseball-i-feel-called-in-other-directions\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Tebow Retiring From Professional Baseball: \u2018I Feel Called In Other Directions\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-tebow-retiring-from-professional-baseball-i-feel-called-in-other-directions%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=143065&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Tim-Tebow.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Tim Tebow is retiring from professional baseball after playing more than four years in the New York Mets system.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets and Tebow, a former NFL quarterback, <a href=\"https:\/\/newyorkmets.medium.com\/tim-tebow-announces-retirement-596f67295278\">announced<\/a> his retirement from baseball on Wednesday. Tebow said in a statement that he felt \u201ccalled in other directions,\u201d but declined to specify what he may be picking up or investing more of his time in post-pro baseball.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank the Mets, [Mets team President Sandy Alderson], the fans and all my teammates for the chance to be a part of such a great organization,\u201d Tebow said. \u201cI loved every minute of the journey, but at this time I feel called in other directions. I never want to be partially in on anything. I always want to be 100 percent in on whatever I choose. Thank you again for everyone\u2019s support of this awesome journey in baseball, I\u2019ll always cherish my time as a Met. #LGM\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alderson also put out a statement, praising Tebow\u2019s work and saying that the 33-year-old now-retired athlete should \u201cbe very proud of his accomplishments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been a pleasure to have Tim in our organization as he\u2019s been a consummate professional during his four years with the Mets,\u201d Mets team President Sandy Alderson said in a statement. \u201cBy reaching the Triple-A level in 2019, he far exceeded expectations when he first entered the system in 2016 and he should be very proud of his accomplishments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tebow played three seasons of professional baseball starting in 2016. That year was the first time Tebow had played in organized baseball since his junior year of high school. Tebow and the rest of the minor league lost the 2020 season due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets summed up Tebow\u2019s baseball career in a blog post:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Tebow, 33, signed with&nbsp;the Mets on September 8, 2016 and participated in the Mets\u2019 instructional league in Port St. Lucie that fall. He hit a home run in his first at-bat in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals on September 28, 2016. In his first professional season, he split the year between Columbia (A) and St. Lucie (A). He homered in his first professional at-bat while playing for the Columbia Fireflies.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In 2018, Tebow again went deep in his first at-bat of the season, this time as a member of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (AA). That summer, he was named to the Eastern League All-Star team and represented the East squad as the designated hitter. In 2019, his final professional season, he appeared in 77 games for the Syracuse Mets (AAA) before a laceration on his left hand ended his season.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In three professional seasons, Tebow batted .223\/.299\/.338 with 107 runs scored, 48 doubles, three triples, 18 home runs, 107 RBI and five stolen bases in 287 games.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tebow has a number of ventures taking up his time outside of baseball. During the offseason, the former Heisman Trophy winner works as a college football analyst for the SEC Network.<\/p>\n<p>Tebow, an outspoken Christian, also serves as chairman on his nonprofit, the Tim Tebow Foundation. The foundation performs a number of charitable services centered around spreading the Christian faith.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timtebowfoundation.org\/about\">website<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>The Christian faith is about loving Jesus and loving people, and that is what we are trying to do with this foundation and all of our outreaches. Whether it is spending a weekend encouraging a child with a life threatening illness through a W15H, helping a family adopt an international child with special needs, crowning kings and queens of the prom, or by showing God\u2019s love through our four other outreaches, our goal is to let people know that God loves them and that they are worthy.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/tim-tebow-at-pro-life-event-saving-babies-more-important-than-winning-the-super-bowl\">Tim Tebow At Pro-Life Event: Saving Babies More Important \u2018Than Winning The Super Bowl\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Tebow is retiring from professional baseball after playing more than four years in the New York Mets system. 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