Mark Texeira Charles was born April 11, 1980, in Annapolis, Maryland. Mark Texeira Charles is a Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees. Primarily a first baseman, is also played third base and outfield. He played college ball at Georgia Tech, Where in 2001 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as college baseball's national player of the year.Teixeira was drafted in 2001 by the Texas Rangers and made his major league debut in 2003. In mid-2007 was traded to the Atlanta Braves and traded to the middle of 2008 in Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In December 2008, accepted a contract with the Yankees. Texeira has twice won the Gold Glove award and Silver Slugger Award.
His Career
In 2001, Teixeira re-enter the draft and was selected by the Texas Rangers with the fifth global selection. The Philadelphia Phillies were considering drafting him with the fourth pick Until Texeira agent, Scott Boras, the Phillies advised against it [citation needed]. The JD Drew looked Phillies avoid another situation of type (Drew held out and went back into the project under the guidance Boras') and spent Texeira (coincidentally, the Phillies used selection the project of another product of Mt. St. Joseph High School, pitcher Gavin Floyd, now of the Chicago White Sox). He started playing professional baseball next season. He started the 2002 season in the Florida State League, where he hit .320 with an OPS of 1.000 in 38 games. He was then transferred to Double-A Tulsa Drillers, who batted .316 with a OPS and hit 994 homers in 48 games ten o'clock. It turned out that 2002 would be his only season in the minor leagues, made the Rangers' spring training in 2003.
As a rookie in 2003, Teixeira batted .259 with a .811 OPS and 26 homers. Improved these numbers in 2004, batting .281 with an OPS of .930, 38 homers and 112 RBIs. August 17, 2004, the corridor below the success rate for the cycle. For his accomplishments in 2005, won the Silver Slugger Award as the best-hitting first baseman in the American League as and the Gold Glove, which means its place as the best fielding percentage at first base American League. Teixeira was also named to his first All-Star Game after winning the fan portion of votes from the selection to be named the starting first baseman for his league. During the game, Teixeira hit a home run on the right side of the plate - something he had failed to do throughout the first half of the season. In the span of five games around the All-Star Game, Teixeira hit five homers and 13 RBIs. He ended July with 13 homers and 30 RBIs and was named American League Player of the month. In general, Texeria, batted .301, with 43 homers and 144 RBIs in the final of the 2005 season.
Teixeira, a member of the Rangers.
In the Mother's Day, 14 May 2006, Texeira was one of the 50 hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation. Texeira in the 2006 season began slowly because it collects only nine homers before the All-Star Break. After the All-Star break, but Teixeira was among the league leaders, and again finished with 30 homers and 100 RBIs this season.
Texeira two years according to EC $ 15.4 million contract before the 2006 season to avoid their first two years of arbitration. On 9 June 2007 franchise record of 507 consecutive Teixeira game streak came to an end.
Teixeira landed awkwardly on first base after running out a grounder in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers yesterday. The streak was the second to Miguel Tejada in the moment. The Teixeira strained quadriceps placed on the disabled list for the second time in his career.
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