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Mark Teixeira: a driven star in Texas: rangers' switch-hitting first baseman looks to improve in 2006 after he won a Gold Glove and clubbed 43 homers with 144 RBI in '05.
WHEN MARK TEIXEIRA WENT TO HIS FIRST SPRING TRAINING WITH THE Texas Rangers in 2002, he found himself in the company of two potential Hall of Famers, Alex Rodriguez and Rafael Palmeiro.
When he arrived for spring training workouts this year, he found himself in the company of two current Hall of Famers--with a record neither of them owns.
Teixeira, 25, became the sixth switch-hitter in major-league history to hit at least 40 home runs in one season. The first baseman finished with 43 to join such notables as Mickey Mantle, Eddie Murray and Chipper Jones in that exclusive club.
In the process, Teixeira broke a 109-year-old record for RBI by a ...
- Teixeira warms up in July and carries Rangers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service O'Brien, Kathleen July 25, 2004 700+ words
...Rudy Jaramillo said. Teixeira's hitting heroics...first place in the American League West. The switch hitter...really special." Teixeira's power outburst...appearances, best in the American League and second best in...Star Game a week ago. Teixeira missed out, but if...
- Raffy who? Teixeira makes Rangers forget about Palmeiro.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times August 6, 2005 700+ words
...down. Meanwhile, Teixeira's skies are totally...near the top of the American League in home runs (29...Showalter described Teixeira as "driven." Teixeira...beat Boston for the American League East title in a 1978...playoff. Baseball is in Teixeira's blood. His father...
- Teixeira, chronic complainer,no longer good fit in Ranger clubhouse.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) July 12, 2007 700+ words
...and Daniels will simply keep Teixeira until he becomes a free agent...doesn't help either party. Teixeira can help himself get dealt...Angeles and Oakland, two of the American League's better pitching staffs...switch-hitter, it takes Teixeira longer to find a rhythm at...
- Rangers' Teixeira credits success to overcoming hardships.
- Newspaper article from: The Dallas Morning News (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service) July 11, 2005 700+ words
...Grant DETROIT _ Talk to his American League All-Star teammates about Mark Teixeira, and what they reveal suggests...Talk to those who know Teixeira best, though, and they...All-Star appearances for Teixeira. Beyond the brush cut and...
- Teixeira wants to be with winner.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) July 13, 2007 700+ words
...the league every year." Teixeira is preparing to return to...later this week in Anaheim. Teixeira will rejoin a Rangers club...absence but remains last in the American League West. The organization...a small-market team," Teixeira said. "Unless you hit with...
- Struggling at plate, Teixeira picks it up with his glove
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Chico Harlan October 24, 2009 700+ words
...seventh inning of Game 5 of the American League Championship Series, Mark Teixeira -- once a star for the Los...more than his former team. Teixeira, playing in his first league...obviously not hot right now," Teixeira said Wednesday, one day...
- No worries for Rangers' Teixeira.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) April 13, 2007 700+ words
...staying in good shape," Teixeira said. "It does my team no...not be there at the end." Teixeira has a point. After hitting...after it, the most in the American League. He entered the season with...hitter. Daniels says that with Teixeira, it's just a matter of...
- Rangers' Teixeira wants to be with winner.
- Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) July 12, 2007 700+ words
...the league every year." Teixeira is preparing to return to...later this week in Anaheim. Teixeira will rejoin a Rangers club...absence but remains last in the American League West. The organization...a small-market team," Teixeira said. "Unless you hit with...
Source: HighBeam Research, Mark Teixeira: a driven star in Texas: rangers' switch-hitting first...