Major
League Baseball notebook: Tebow named Double-A All-Star
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[June 30, 2018]
Heisman-winning quarterback Tim Tebow hit another milestone
in his transition to professional baseball, being named an All-Star
in the Eastern League on Friday.
Tebow, a left fielder for the Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies in
the New York Mets organization, is hitting .261 with five home runs
and 30 RBIs in 67 games this season. He's been especially hot
lately, hitting .406 with nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
Tebow struggled in spring training, going 1-for-18 with 11
strikeouts in seven exhibition games with the Mets. In 126 games
last season in Class A, Tebow hit .226 with eight home runs and 52
RBIs. He played for Columbia before being promoted to high Class-A
St. Lucie.
Before starting his professional baseball career, Tebow won the
Heisman Trophy as quarterback of the Florida Gators and played three
NFL seasons, two for the Denver Broncos and one for the New York
Jets.
--The Houston Astros made the expected move of placing shortstop
Carlos Correa on the 10-day disabled list, retroactive to June 26,
with back soreness.
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Correa missed the previous three games due to the injury. He is
batting .268 with 13 homers and 49 RBIs in 73 games this season.
The Astros recalled left-hander Cionel Perez from Double-A Corpus
Christi in a corresponding move.
--The Minnesota Twins have placed utility man Taylor Motter on the
seven-day disabled list after he showed concussion-like symptoms
following an injury suffered Thursday.
The team purchased the contract of catcher/infielder Willians
Astudillo from Triple-A Rochester to take Motter's spot on the
25-man roster. The Twins designated right-handed pitcher Felix Jorge
for assignment to add Astudillo to the 40-man roster.
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June 8, 2018; Trenton,
NJ, USA; Tim Tebow addressed the media in Trenton on Friday
afternoon before he and the Mets Double-A affiliate Binghamton
Rumble Ponies take on the Thunder in a three-game series at Arm &
Hammer Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob Karp/Daily Record via USA TODAY
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Motter was injured when he crashed into the outfield wall at
Guaranteed Rate Field against the White Sox. He was playing right
field at the time.
--The New York Yankees activated Brandon Drury, out since April 7
when migraine headaches and blurred vision landed him on the
disabled list, prior to their home game against the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees got Drury as part of a three-team trade with Arizona and
Tampa Bay in February. Drury played the first three years of his
career with the Diamondbacks.
Drury was the Yankees' Opening Day third baseman. He had five hits
in 23 at-bats prior to his stint on the DL.
--Field Level Media
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