Dan Connolly

For what it’s worth, O’s will have a rep at Tebow’s workout

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Let’s not make a big deal about this.

It barely qualifies as news. It’s nothing more than a blip in your afternoon.

But I’ve been asked about it by several readers, so I looked into it.

Yes, the Orioles will have a representative in Los Angeles on Tuesday to watch Tm Tebow’s baseball showcase, according to an industry source.

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The Orioles won’t be alone. According to MLB.com’s Jon Morosi, roughly half of the 30 MLB teams will watch Tebow run, participate in outfield drills and hit live batting practice.

The former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL quarterback is attempting to make a pro sports comeback, hoping to be signed to a minor league deal as a 29-year-old outfielder.

A tremendous athlete, he hasn’t played baseball competitively since he was a prep star as a high school junior in Florida. He’s been working out with former Oriole catcher Chad Moeller at Moeller’s baseball academy in Arizona in his bid to play pro ball.

So it’s the longest of longshots. But since it is Tebow, one of the more celebrated – and criticized — athletes of the last two decades, I suppose it’s worth passing on.

Of course, after I mentioned it on Twitter, it was met with the usual responses of whether Tebow can pitch, whether the Orioles should print the playoff tickets, etc.

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The bottom line is it doesn’t hurt to look. And Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette has made a career of working beyond the margins to help build an organization’s depth.

But it would be a major surprise if Tebow ever played Major League Baseball – for any team.

Dan Connolly

Dan Connolly has spent more than two decades as a print journalist in Pennsylvania and Maryland. The Baltimore native and Calvert Hall graduate first covered the Orioles as a beat writer for the York (Pennsylvania) Daily Record in 2001 before becoming The Baltimore Sun’s national baseball writer/Orioles reporter in 2005. He has won multiple state and national writing awards, including several from the Associated Press Sports Editors. In 2013 he was named Maryland Co-Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. And in 2015, he authored his first book, "100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die." He lives in York, with his wife, Karen, and three children, Alex, Annie, and Grace.

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  • Dan, maybe the O's could sign him and immediately announce a Tim Tebow Bobblehead night? Just imagine the ticket sales!

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