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Tim Tebow struck out and a young fan in the stands just could not handle it

There was no joy at First Data Field on Monday, as the mighty Tebow struck out. OK, that's not totally true, but it made for a good lead-in to this story.
In Monday afternoon's Spring Training action, the Mets beat the Tigers, 4-2.  Travis d'Arnaud started the game for the Mets at the DH spot, but was replaced in the bottom of the eighth by pinch-hitter Tim Tebow. Tebow didn't fare too well in the at-bat, striking out on a high pitch from Daniel Norris -- a swing that caught the eye of a young Tigers fan in the stands, who just couldn't deal with it:

Stay tuned -- if this kid keeps wearing his heart on his sleeve at baseball games, we could be in for some meme-worthy moments in the future.

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