Newly minted baseball player Tim Tebow has been playing it safe at New York Mets spring training this week after he sprained his ankle in a freak mishap on the field.
Tebow, who arrived in Florida for training last week, sprained his ankle on Monday or Tuesday after stepping on a sprinkler head, the New York Post reported Sunday.
Tebow sprained his ankle on a sprinkler head in the outfield.
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) February 25, 2018
The 30-year-old NFL alum, whose Christian faith on the field earned him fans around the world, said his foot got caught on a sprinkler head in the outfield of the Mets spring training facility in Port St. Lucie.
“I’m trying to be smart about it and keep [the ankle] taped,” Tebow said. – READ MORE
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