Rob Foldy/Getty Images(PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla.) — Former NFL star and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow hit a home run on the first pitch of his first at bat as a professional player in the instructional league games in Florida.

Tebow, an outfielder with the New York Mets farm team, hit his left-center bomb off a young pitcher from the St. Louis Cardinals farm team, according to video from ESPN.

Former NFL star Tim Tebow hits a home run on the first pitch of his first at-bat as a member of the New York Mets instructional league. pic.twitter.com/zFLxhZIuIi

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Tebow grounded out in his next at-bat.

The two-time National Champion signed with the Mets earlier this month and hasn’t played organized baseball since 2005, while still in high school. After his time at the University of Florida, Tebow played in the NFL for the Denver Broncos, New England Patriots and New York Jets.

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