Tim Tebow wants to be a Major League Baseball player now

Former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has expressed interest in joining the MLB.
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Since the football thing didn't really work out for Tim Tebow, the former NFL quarterback, who turns 29 on Sunday, is now looking to break into a different sport altogether — Major League Baseball.

Tebow has spent the past year or so training for baseball in Arizona and Los Angeles, although he hasn't actually played seriously since he was an all-state player in high school in 2005, when he hit .494, ESPN reports. Back then, Tebow even managed to catch the attention of Angels scouts.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.