It was Binghamton’s turn to get a taste of the miracle man.
Tim Tebow hit a home run in his first at-bat with a Mets minor league team for the third time, with the outfielder connecting on a three-run shot on the first pitch of his Double-A Rumble Ponies debut Thursday. Tebow homered in his first plate appearance in April of last season with the Single-A Columbia Fireflies, before repeating the heroics in June with High-A St. Lucie.
The latest bomb earned Tebow loud cheers from the crowd and gave the Rumble Ponies a 5-0 cushion in the second inning of the home game.
Tebow, signed by the Mets in 2016 after flaming out of the NFL, had a disappointing major league spring training, when he batted .056 with 11 strikeouts in 18 at-bats, while battling an ankle injury. GM Sandy Alderson had escalated the team’s expectations for the 30-year-old, saying he believes Tebow will make it to the majors.
Tebow started this campaign with a promotion, after making it up to St. Lucie last year.


