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Former MLB All-Star and World Series champion Mark Teixeira has announced a run for political office. Teixeira has launched a campaign for Texas’ 21st Congressional District in the U.S. House. The 45-year-old is hoping to fill Chip Roy’s …
Gerrit Cole’s delayed start to his New York Yankees career will present some unique challenges for him, at least in the eyes of one former Yankees star. In an interview this week with The New York Post, retired All-Star slugger Mark Teixeira, a …
Mark Teixeira closed out his illustrious career in 2016, his final season with the New York Yankees, but he still plays attention to the team. When the Yankees opted to give top prospect Gleyber Torres Teixeira’s old No. 25, the former first …
New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is planning to retire at the end of the season. According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, Teixeira is expected to make the announcement on Friday. Mark Teixeira expected to announce his retirement later …
The possible rebuild of the New York Yankees could claim two very high profile victims. According to Jon Heyman of Today’s Knuckleball, Yankees higher-ups have discussed potentially releasing first baseman Mark Teixeira and DH Alex Rodriguez. …
The oft-injured Mark Teixeira is once again in danger of spending a lengthy period of time sidelined. Teixeira tore cartilage in his right knee and was placed on the DL Friday, and general manager Brian Cashman admitted that season-ending surgery may …
As a surprise Yankees team currently sits at 1.5 games behind the Murderers’ Row Blue Jays for the AL East lead (what a role reversal, huh?), now they will have to continue through the rest of the uphill climb without their three-time All-Star …
A fan who was sitting along the first base line at Sunday’s game between the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Yankees got a bit overzealous while trying to take home a souvenir, and Mark Teixeira was not pleased about it. With the Yankees …
The New York Yankees have suffered their latest blow entering the season. First baseman Mark Teixeira is out 8-10 weeks with a strained wrist, Jack Curry of YES Network reports. Teixeira was hurt this week while taking batting practice with the Team …
Team USA held its first official workout on Monday in preparation for the World Baseball Classic, and Miami Marlins outfielder Giancarlo Stanton reportedly stole the show. The 23-year-old Stanton is one of the MLB’s brightest young stars. …
Mark Teixeira gave a thoroughly honest interview to the Wall Street Journal in which he admitted that he is overpaid and aging. Teixeira signed an eight-year, $180 million contract with the New York Yankees prior to the 2009 season. He has four …
Your browser does not support iframes. Scary moment at Yankee Stadium on Sunday when Mark Teixeira‘s bat went flying into the stands in the bottom of the first against the Angels. However, fear not, compassionate baseball fans: the lumber …
Vicente Padilla and Mark Teixeira don’t like each other. Oil and vinegar. Simple as that. And on Saturday, their over-seven-year spat reached a new level when Padilla publicly questioned Teixiera’s manhood. “In this sport, as …
The Yankees and Red Sox are two of the most popular teams in baseball. They routinely pack the house for home and road games and they draw the biggest ratings on TV. They have the best players and they both are extremely successful. Oh yeah, and when …
New York All-Star athletes Mark Teixeira and Amare Stoudemire will be making cameos on the HBO show Entourage, the New York Post reports. On the show, Tex and Amare will be investors in the Italian restaurant Don Peppe. Don Peppe is a real-life …
I’ve seen cases where batters have had good records against pitchers before but I don’t ever remember seeing anything quite like what Mark Teixeira has done against Bruce Chen. Strange combination, right? I know, but the numbers speak for …
