Tim Tebow is coming back to New York.
The Mets signed the former quarterback to a minor-league contact. Tebow will head to the Mets’ Instructional League, the team announced.
Tebow played for the Jets in an ill-fated 2012 season, his last in the NFL.
The 29-year-old announced last month that he wanted to attempt a baseball career with his football dream all but over. He drew mixed reviews in front of scouts at a California workout last week in front of 28 MLB teams.
“He’s got raw tools,” a National League scout told The Post afterwards. “The question is, can he hit live pitching? He would need an opportunity. The hardest thing to do in sports is hit a baseball, and you saw that today.”
The Mets’ fall instructional league, in Port St. Lucie, Fla., starts Sept. 18 and runs through Oct. 8.
Mets GM Sandy Alderson mostly joked last month about the possibility of signing Tebow.
“Are you insinuating we need a Hail Mary at this point?” Alderson said on Aug. 9. “That’s not something we’ve given a lot of thought to. I’d say it’s probably unlikely, but that’s without any real information on his baseball background. We’ll keep an open mind.”