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Watch: Tim Tebow gets his first spring hit ... and a standing ovation

New York Mets' Tim Tebow make contact during a spring training baseball game against the Miami Marlins Monday, March 13, 2017, in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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New York Mets' Tim Tebow make contact during a spring training baseball game against the Miami Marlins Monday, March 13, 2017, in Port St. Lucie, Fla.
By The Associated Press
March 14, 2017

Tim Tebow has his first hit for the New York Mets.

The former NFL quarterback singled Monday in an exhibition game against Miami Marlins left-hander Kyle Lobstein.

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Tebow was hitless in his first eight at-bats in spring training before his opposite-field single on a 2-2 pitch leading off the bottom of the fifth inning. He received a standing ovation. Watch:

Tebow batted eighth, and his appearance in the lineup was a surprise. On Friday, manager Terry Collins said there were no plans to bring back the 29-year-old Tebow after his second start.

New York Mets' Tim Tebow (97) takes a lead off first base as Miami Marlins starting pitcher Kyle Lobstein (53) throws to the plate in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 13, 2017, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. Tebow reached first with his first base hit of spring training.

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That wasn’t his only feat, Monday. Playing left field, the former Heisman Trophy winner made a head-first diving catch in the second inning to rob Justin Bour of a hit.

New York Mets left fielder Tim Tebow makes a diving catch on a fly ball by Miami Marlins' Justin Bour in the second inning of a spring training baseball game Monday, March 13, 2017, in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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New York Mets right fielder Curtis Granderson (3) and left fielder Tim Tebow (97) touch gloves as they run off the field following a Tebow catch against the Miami Marlins in a spring training baseball game Monday, March 13, 2017, in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

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