Mark Teixeira

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Mark Teixeira

Born:	April 11, 1980
Birthplace:	Severna Park, Maryland
Height:	6' 2"
Weight:	215 lbs.
Bats:	Switch
Throws:	Right
Drafted:	2001: 1st Rd (5th Pick) by the Texas Rangers
College:	Georgia Institute of Technology
High School:	Mt. St. Joseph High School (MD)
Teams:	Texas Rangers 2003-2007 Atlanta Braves 2007-2008 Los Angeles Angels 2008 New York Yankees 2009-Present

1 Overall Career
2 Awards
3 Trivia
4 Transactions
5 External Links

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Overall Career

Mark Charles Teixeira (born April 11, 1980 in Severna Park, Maryland), was drafted by the Red Sox in the ninth round of the 1998 Amateur Draft as a third baseman from Mt. St. Joseph High School in Baltimore, Maryland. Teixeira was offered $1.5 million before the draft but decided on the day of the draft to instead attend Georgia Tech. He was subsequently drafted in the 2001 amateur draft by the Texas Rangers with the 5th overall pick.

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Awards

2003 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
2005 American League All-Star
2-time American League Silver Slugger - 1B (2004 - 2005)
2-time American League Gold Glove - 1B (2005 - 2006)

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Trivia

Yankees' 1Bman whose name too many people can't spell
Last name is pronounced... Tuh-SHARE-uh
Major League Debut: April 1, 2003
Teixeira holds the Rangers franchise record of consecutive games played (507).
In 2005, Teixeira became the third switch-hitter in MLB history, after Eddie Murray and Chipper Jones, to hit at least 20 home runs in each of his first three seasons.
Has been known to dance in circles in the gym in between exercises, especially when Soul Coughing is being played on the overhead speakers (Orleans, MA, 1999)

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Transactions

June 2, 1998: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the 1998 Amateur Draft, but did not sign.
June 5, 2001: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (5th pick) of the 2001 amateur draft. Player signed August 24, 2001.
July 31, 2007: Traded by the Texas Rangers with Ron Mahay to the Atlanta Braves for Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Elvis Andrus, Neftali Feliz, Matt Harrison and Beau Jones.
July 29, 2008: Traded as part of a 3-team trade by the Atlanta Braves to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim sent Casey Kotchman and Stephen Marek to the Atlanta Braves.