Tim Tebow Announces His Retirement From Professional Baseball: ‘I’ll Always Cherish My Time’

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The end of an era. Tim Tebow is bidding farewell to his professional baseball career after spending five years playing for the New York Mets as a minor leaguer.“I want to thank the Mets, [team president Sandy] Alderson, the fans and all my teammates for the chance to be a part of such a great organization,” the athlete, 33, said in a statement released by the organization on Wednesday, February 17. “I loved every minute of the journey, but at this time I feel called in other directions.

I never want to be partially in on anything. I always want to be 100 percent in on whatever I choose.”He concluded, “Thank you again for everyone’s support of this awesome journey in baseball, I’ll always cherish my time.”The news of Tebow’s retirement comes