Mark Charles Teixeira is 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. Teixe...
Georgia Institute of Technology, Mount Saint Joseph High School
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Leigh Williams (m. 2002)
Children
Jack Gordan Teixeira, Addison Leigh Teixeira, William Charles Teixeira
Parents
Margy Teixeira, John Teixeira
Siblings
Elizabeth Durastanti
Nicknames
Mark Charles Teixeira , Tex
Movies
Henry and Me, World Series 2009: Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
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(December 23) Reached a preliminary agreement on an eight-year, $180 million contract with the New York Yankees. [2008]
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(July 29) Traded to the Los Angeles Angels. [2008]
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Mark is playing on the team the Atlanta Braves. He's continuing his baseball career. [April 2008]
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Whenever he hits a home run, Yankee announcers tell the radio and/or television audience that he's "sending a Tex message.".
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Portuguese-American.
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His last name is pronounced "teh-sher-uh".
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He and his wife reside in Westlake Texas during the off season.
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He and his wife have a son, Jack Gordan, and a daughter, Addison Leigh.
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First baseman with the Texas Rangers (2003-2007), Atlanta Braves (2007-2008), Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2008), New York Yankees (2009-present).
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Mark's third year in the majors on the Texas Rangers Baseball Team as their first baseman
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Mark and and his wife Leigh have a cavalier king spaniel dog named Maggie.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Billions
2016
TV Series
Mark Teixeira
Entourage
2011
TV Series
Mark Teixeira
The Game 365
2008
TV Series
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Baseball Tonight
2017
TV Series
Himself - Studio Analyst
Mike & Mike
2010-2016
TV Series
Himself - New York Yankees / Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Telephone Interviewee
Henry & Me
2014
Himself
Sunday Night Baseball
2003-2014
TV Series
Himself - New York Yankees First Baseman / Himself - Texas Rangers First Baseman / Himself - Atlanta Braves First Baseman / ...
American Graduate Day
2013
TV Movie
Himself
Late Show with David Letterman
2009-2011
TV Series
Himself - At Yankees Spring Training / Himself - At Spring Training / Himself - At the World Series / ...
Prime 9
2009-2010
TV Series
Himself
2009 MLB All-Star Game
2009
TV Special
Himself
Rome Is Burning
2006
TV Series
Himself
Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith
2005
TV Series
Himself
2005 MLB All-Star Game
2005
TV Special
Himself - AL Starting First Baseman: Texas Rangers
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Mike & Mike
2016
TV Series
Himself - New York Yankees
30 for 30
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Rome Is Burning
2008-2009
TV Series
Himself
DHL Presents Major League Baseball Hometown Heroes
2006
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
Sunday Night Baseball (2003-2014) as Himself - New York Yankees First Baseman / Himself - Texas Rangers First Baseman / Himself - Atlanta Braves First Baseman / Himself - Texas Rangers Left Fielder
Henry & Me (2014) as Himself
2005 MLB All-Star Game (2005) as Himself - AL Starting First Baseman: Texas Rangers
$65 Million
$22.5 Million
