Mark Teixeira New York Yankees Memorabilia and Apparel

Mark Teixeira New York Yankees Replica Home Jersey (Large)

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Mark Teixeira is a player for the New York Yankees. Primarily a first baseman, he has also played third base and in the outfield. 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. Teixeira was drafted in 2001 by the Texas Rangers and made his MLB debut for them in 2003. In mid-2007 he was traded to the Atlanta Braves and traded again in mid-2008 to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Teixeira has twice won the Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award. He also made the All-Star team in 2005. In December 2008, Teixeira agreed to a preliminary deal with the New York Yankees worth $180 million over 8 years and was formally introduced as a Yankee on January 6, 2009. The contract includes a full no-trade clause, plus a $5 million signing bonus. His contract is the 3rd biggest in the history of Major League Baseball. Teixeira will wear number 25 instead of his preferred number 23, since 23 is retired in honor of Don Mattingly. Mattingly was Teixeira's boyhood idol and was the reason Teixeira wore 23 earlier in his career.