New York Mets prospect Tim Tebow takes is entering his fourth season of professional baseball. Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports

Tim Tebow’s route on this ball was less than stellar

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 2/23/20

Even though Tim Tebow is entering his fourth season of professional ball, his outfield work still leaves something to be desired.

Tebow started in left and batted ninth in the New York Mets’ spring training game on Sunday against St. Louis. Cardinals center fielder Harrison Bader led off the game with a homer to left-center, and Tebow’s route to the ball was not exactly smooth.

As you can see in the video, Tebow starts cutting to his left before going back toward the wall in the outfield.

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— St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) February 23, 2020

A straight line is the most direct path to where you need to go, and Tebow took the old “L” route to the ball. That’s not ideal.

Tebow went 0-for-1 with a strikeout and two walks in the game.

After putting together an extremely respectable showing in Double-A in 2018 (.273 batting average, .735 OPS), Tebow showed his limitations last season. He batted just .163 with a .495 OPS in 77 games in Triple-A. If Tebow doesn’t show vast improvement this season, his time in professional baseball may come to an end. That wouldn’t be the worst thing, because he does have some other career options.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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