Red Sox will get firsthand look at the Tim Tebow show

With the Mets shorthanded because of the World Baseball Classic, Tim Tebow will play with the Varsity. John Bazemore / Associated Press

By The Boston Globe

March 8, 2017

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Wednesday will be Tebow Time for the Red Sox, as they will oppose 2007 Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow when they play the Mets in a spring training game at Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Tebow is expected to start at designated hitter and get his first at-bat in a major league game. It will be a baptism by fire of sorts for Tebow, with the Sox starting AL Cy Young Award winner Rick Porcello.

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