Tebow homers in practice

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow says he's just trying to get better each day in the New York Mets' instructional league.

After two days, so far, so good.

Tebow homered to right during batting practice on Tuesday, one day after the quarterback-turned-baseball-hopeful put three balls off the fence at the Mets' training complex.

A Mets' staff member went behind the fence a few minutes later and returned with a baseball, though it wasn't clear if it was the actual one Tebow hit.

"Felt a little more comfortable with a day under my belt, just getting more used to everything, the preparations," said Tebow, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner from Florida and former NFL quarterback. "All those silly things that you have to go through, right?

"Getting in the building, finding everything that you need, cafeteria, everything, and just getting used to the routine."

The composition of the workout from Day 1 to Day 2 was similar. The atmosphere wasn't — the media contingent was considerably smaller than it was on Monday, and maybe about one-quarter as many fans showed up as the day before.

Then again, plenty of people welcomed Tebow to Port St. Lucie when he made a Target run on Monday night. He said he needed supplies, specifically drinks and almonds.

"Whether it's five people or 500 people, you can't let that bother you, the size of the crowd or what people are saying or the hype or no hype," Tebow said.