Tebow hits home run on first pitch as professional baseballer

New York Mets outfielder Tim Tebow's baseball career has barely even begun and he's already a legend.

The former quarterback turned outfielder has hit a home run on the first pitch he saw as a professional baseball player.

You can't write a better script than that. The blast came during Tebow's first game in the instructional league. Prior to Thursday, Tebow had taken part in intra-squad games against his Mets' teammates, but this was the first time he faced another club.

Critics might be quick to point out that this is the instructional league. It's one thing to hit a home run off a pitcher during instructs, and something else entirely to replicate that result in the majors. Heck, the jump from instructs to Double-A is probably exceptionally steep.

With that said, it's tough to really criticize, right?

Sure, Tebow still remains raw as a player, and is a long way away from making any significant contributions in the majors. But this was the best possible way he could have started his professional baseball career.

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