Mark Charles Teixeira (born April 11, 1980, in Annapolis, Maryland), nicknamed "Tex" is an American Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees. Primarily a first baseman, he has also played third base and in the outfield. He played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in 2001 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year.
Teixeira was drafted in 2001 by the Texas Rangers, and made his MLB debut for them in 2003. In mid-2007 he was traded to the Atlanta Braves, and traded again in mid-2008 to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In December 2008, he agreed to a contract with the New York Yankees. Teixeira has won four Gold Glove Awards and three Silver Slugger Awards. Teixeira also holds the all-time major league record for most games with a home run from both sides of the plate, with 13
After signing his first major league contract, Teixeira set up a scholarship at his high school in honor of a friend who was killed in a car accident.
Teixeira and his family reside in Greenwich, Connecticut. His hobbies include hunting, golfing, reading, and fishing. In 2006, Teixeira and his wife Leigh Williams established the Mark Teixeira Charitable Fund that supported six $5,000 scholarships at three high schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. They have three children, sons Jack Gordan and William Charles, and daughter Addison Leigh. Mark's family ancestry is Portuguese (Guyanese).
Teixeira enjoys Broadway theatre and identifies Les Misérables as his favorite production. In August 2011, Teixeira made a cameo appearance during the eighth and final season of the HBO TV series Entourage along with teammate Alex Rodriguez. Eduardo Nunez is also seen in the cameo. Source: wikipedia.org
Teixeira was drafted in 2001 by the Texas Rangers, and made his MLB debut for them in 2003. In mid-2007 he was traded to the Atlanta Braves, and traded again in mid-2008 to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In December 2008, he agreed to a contract with the New York Yankees. Teixeira has won four Gold Glove Awards and three Silver Slugger Awards. Teixeira also holds the all-time major league record for most games with a home run from both sides of the plate, with 13
After signing his first major league contract, Teixeira set up a scholarship at his high school in honor of a friend who was killed in a car accident.
Teixeira and his family reside in Greenwich, Connecticut. His hobbies include hunting, golfing, reading, and fishing. In 2006, Teixeira and his wife Leigh Williams established the Mark Teixeira Charitable Fund that supported six $5,000 scholarships at three high schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. They have three children, sons Jack Gordan and William Charles, and daughter Addison Leigh. Mark's family ancestry is Portuguese (Guyanese).
Teixeira enjoys Broadway theatre and identifies Les Misérables as his favorite production. In August 2011, Teixeira made a cameo appearance during the eighth and final season of the HBO TV series Entourage along with teammate Alex Rodriguez. Eduardo Nunez is also seen in the cameo. Source: wikipedia.org
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