You Can Officially Buy a Mets Tim Tebow Jersey
Tebow's jersey is currently the third-highest seller on MLB's shop.
By Sammy Nickalls
Brent Humphreys for Esquire
Less than a month after the New York Mets announced they signed Tim Tebow to a minor league contract, Tim Tebow jersey on the Mets online shop for $99.
The jersey appeared on the website this weekend with Tebow's name and his number, 15. No, you're not going crazy: Teams generally aren't allowed to use a player's name or image until he's a part of the major league roster, as they're not considered part of the union (according to ESPN).
That hasn't stopped the jersey from becoming the third-highest seller on the shop (behind David Ortiz and Kris Bryant). According to Mets general manager Sandy Alderson, though, this has nothing to do with makin' big bucks:
"I have to tell you, the notion that we're going to spend $100,000 on a bonus for a player so we can sell a couple hundred dollars' worth of T-shirts in Kingsport [Tennessee, where the Mets have a minor league team], those economics don't work. This was not about making money."
Maybe Trump will end up buying a signed Tebow jersey with misappropriated charity funds!
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