Here's Video Of Tim Tebow Hitting In The Cage

Tim Tebow is trying to make a comeback - on the baseball diamond. ESPN reported earlier today that the 28-year-old quarterback is pursuing a professional baseball career.

Tim Tebow played baseball through his junior year of high school before focusing solely on football. He hit above .400 as a junior and was an all-state performer in Florida while leading his high school to the final four of the state championships.

What's Tim Tebow the baseball player look like these days?

Here's a video of him taking some cuts in the batting cage recently.

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It's a long swing that needs some work.

Tebow has some believers, though.

Former MLB outfielder Gary Sheffield, a nine-time All-Star, has been present at some of Tebow's workouts. He says Tebow can "absolutely" play in the big leagues.

">@TimTebow in the cages recently, he's a NATURAL. I absolutley believe in his ability to play in the bigs. Tim has IT #focused — Gary Sheffield (@garysheffield)

I spent time w @TimTebow in the cages recently, he's a NATURAL. I absolutley believe in his ability to play in the bigs. Tim has IT #focused

— Gary Sheffield (@garysheffield) August 9, 2016

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Tebow would've been an MLB Draft pick out of high school if he wasn't so set on paying football at Florida.

From WEEI:

“€œHe had a strong arm and had a lot of power. If he would have been there his senior year he definitely would have had a good chance to be drafted,”€ said Red Sox Florida scout Stephen Hargett, who worked with the Angels. “He had leverage to his swing. He had some natural loft. He had some good power. He was a good athlete. He had had enough arm for that position. He was a left-handed hitter with strength and some size.

“€œHe stood out. Right when you walked up to the field, he passed the body test. He was bigger and stronger than everybody. I think of how big he is, with an average junior or senior in high school being 5-foor-10, 160 pounds. This guy is 6-foot-4, 200 pounds. ‘€¦ It was just easy for him. You thought, if this guy dedicated everything to baseball like he did to football how good could he be?”

Tebow reportedly has a workout scheduled with MLB teams for later this month, but he's already got a contract offer from an independent team. The Schaumberg Boomers of the independent Frontier League offered Tebow a contract worth $600/month earlier today.

">@TimTebow looks great in the Boomers home whites?! #BOOMericapic.twitter.com/mOT6dKW1Wj — Schaumburg Boomers (@boomersbaseball)

Who else thinks .@TimTebow looks great in the Boomers home whites?! #BOOMericapic.twitter.com/mOT6dKW1Wj

— Schaumburg Boomers (@boomersbaseball) August 9, 2016

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Can you imagine Tebow playing in the bigs?