Tim Tebow

Tim Tebow is going to pursue a career in professional baseball. Seriously. (Brynn Anderson | AP Photo)

(Brynn Anderson)

Yes, you read the headline correctly. Former Eagles and Jets quarterback Tim Tebow is apparently changing sports and plans to chase a career in professional baseball, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Tim Tebow is actively pursuing a career in professional baseball and plans to hold workout for Major League Baseball teams later this month. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 9, 2016

Oh, where to begin.

Well, for starters, this is not a case of Tebow picking up a new sport he's never played. The world knows him as a quarterback, but Tebow was a pretty good baseball player at Nease (Fla.) High. He hit .494 as a junior, according to NFL.com, and while he didn't play his senior year, at least one Major League scout claims his team would have drafted him.

From NFL.com:

Boston Red Sox scout Tom Kotchman told WEEI beat writer Rob Bradford that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim wanted to draft the three-sport star out of high school. If Tebow had returned his information card to the Angels, "we were going to take him," said Kotchman, who was scouting for the team at the time.

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"I believe he could have played in the big leagues," said Nease coach Greg "Boo" Mullins, who called Tebow a "six-tool player" and a potential Round 7 to 12 draft pick.

"He had a strong arm and had a lot of power," said Red Sox Florida scout Stephen Hargett, who worked with Kotchman with the Angels. "He had leverage to his swing. He had some natural loft. He had some good power. He was a good athlete. He had enough arm for that position. He was a left-handed hitter with strength and some size. He stood out. He was bigger and stronger than everybody. ... It was just easy for him. You thought, if this guy dedicated everything to baseball like he did to football, how good could he be?"

According to the NFL.com report, Tebow told folks he chose football over baseball because he had "a bigger fire" for football. But now that his NFL career appears over after he failed to make the Eagles last summer, Tebow's fire to play any sport likely is the strongest. And baseball would seem to be his other choice, even though it is an extreme long-shot at best.

It's hard to see Tebow, who turns 29 in a few days, getting even a minor league offer from a big league club. That's ancient by baseball standards. And even if a team is intrigued, sending Tebowmania to your Rookie League or Low A club does not seem like something conducive to player development.

But every independent league team in America is likely furiously trying to find contact information for Tebow at this time. And if Tebow wants to enjoy himself and raise funds and awareness for his many charitable endeavors, that might be right up his alley. Because every ballpark he plays in will be packed to the gills.

What position would Tebow play? I think it's probably safe to rule out pitcher. Because accuracy is sort of important there. I'm saying left field. What say you?

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