Mark Teixeira
Mark Teixeira
Mark Charles Teixeirais an American Major League Baseball first baseman for the New York Yankees. Before playing in the MLB, 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...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth11 April 1980
CityAnnapolis, MD
CountryUnited States of America
college years league
I went to college for a reason, and that was to skip the minor leagues. I spent a year in the minors and got my at-bats in, and then I felt like I was ready for the big leagues.
get-better firsts want
I love first base. I want to get better.
college years best-year
College was a blast. My three years of college were the best years of my life.
differences league making-a-difference
I expected to be in the big leagues soon. I didn't know exactly how soon, but I wanted to be here soon, and I wanted to make a difference soon.
opposites red kind
The Red Sox didn't handle negotiations with any kind of respect for me and my family, and the Rangers were the total opposite.
dream baseball player
The only dream I've ever had is to become a major league baseball player.
compared count game highs last team year
What I like about this year compared to last year is that I really haven't had a lot of fluctuation from big highs to big lows, ... When you do that, your team can count on you pretty much every game to make a contribution.
good great hitting mentioned number people three
Those are three great players, ... You can feel good about your accomplishment when you're mentioned with those players. Hitting 40 homers is a great number that not many people get to.
goes pain swelling
When the swelling goes down and the pain goes down, we'll see how it goes.
carry gets team
When he gets hot, he can carry a team for a long time.