Mets manager Terry Collins wants Tim Tebow playing in spring training games

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Tim Tebow's baseball career is apparently far from over.

Tebow's 19-game stint in the Arizona Fall League resulted in mixed reviews from major league scouts and officials, but New York Mets manager Terry Collins spoke highly of Tebow and was adamant he come to major league camp.

“I certainly hope we’ll see Tim Tebow in some of our games," Collins said Tuesday at baseball's annual Winter Meetings. “If he’s not in our camp, I’ll get him over."

Collins went to watch Tebow play in Arizona, but did not meet with the former Heisman Trophy winner. Tebow had his moments in the AFL, but struggled against some of the young, top pitching prospects. It took him 13 at-bats before registering his first hit.

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Tebow batted .194 in a 19-game stint in the Fall League, getting 12 hits - three doubles - in 62 at-bats in a very low-pressure environment.

His appearance at major league camp in Port St. Lucie, Fla., would be far more high-profile.

Responded Collins: “We’re in New York. We can handle anybody with a name on his back in camp."

"Maybe he's got some fancy cars he can drive around," Collins joked, referencing Yoenis Cespedes' parade of automobiles (and horses), which became a daily story line at Mets camp in 2016.

While Collins didn't specifically address Tebow's on-field performance, he broke out the superlatives describing the 29-year-old's personality.

"He's not into himself," Collins said. "He's into being a teammate. A tremendous teammate."

"He's won wherever he's been."

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