Tim Tebow receives Major League spring training invite from Mets

Former Heisman Trophy received an invite to Major League camp with the New York Mets, for spring training, the team posted on Twitter Friday.

Tebow, 30, is one of nine players to be invited along with Peter Alonso, P.J. Conlon, Kevin Kaczmarski, Patrick Mazeika, Drew Smith, Corey Taylor, David Thompson and Adonis Uceta.

The former Florida Gator has been a part of the Mets organization since September 2016 when he signed a minor league contract.

Tebow played with the low Class-A Columbia Fireflies before he was promoted to the high Class-A St. Lucie Mets in June.

About the Author

Juliakate E Culpepper

Dream let one slip away: 3 takeaways from loss Thursday to Seattle Storm

Despite committing 17 turnovers, shooting just 4-of-21 from beyond the arc and missing Rhyne Howard, the Dream still nearly beat Seattle.

Hellen Obiri wins AJC Peachtree Road Race’s women’s elite division

Hellen Obiri won The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race’s women’s elite division Friday with a time of 31:29.

Daniel Romanchuk wins men’s wheelchair division of AJC Peachtree Road Race

Daniel Romanchuk won the men’s Shepherd Center wheelchair division race of the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Friday, with an unofficial time of 18 minutes, 36 seconds.

The Latest

Credit: AP

Atlanta TV sports listings

Dream let one slip away: 3 takeaways from loss Thursday to Seattle Storm

Winners of the major divisions of the 2025 AJC Peachtree Road Race

Featured

Credit: TNS

Amid UPS struggles, shipper makes first-ever plans to offer buyouts to drivers

UPS said in a written statement it is navigating “an unprecedented business landscape.”

Kneeling man impaled by giant straw? Towering mural leaves public mystified.

A towering mural on the side of the Connally Hotel has mystified Atlanta since 2011. Who is the kneeling man, and what's piercing him? Is it a beam of light? A drinking straw?

OPINION

I just graduated college. Will I be able to buy a house like my parents did?

A recent college grad asks: Am I going to be able to buy a home like my parents did less than 30 years ago?