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Mark Teixeira

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Mark Charles Teixeira ( tay-SHAIR-ə; born April 11, 1980), nicknamed "Tex", is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and New York Yankees. Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in 2000 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year. One of the most prolific switch hitters in MLB history, Teixeira was an integral part of the Yankees' 27th World Series championship in 2009, leading the American League (AL) in home runs and runs batted in (RBI) while finishing second in the Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) balloting. Teixeira was a three-time All-Star, won five Gold Glove Awards and three Silver Slugger Awards, and holds the major-league record for most games with a home run from both sides of the plate, with 14. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mark Teixeira is the 83rd most popular baseball player (down from 79th in 2019), the 18,178th most popular biography from United States (down from 17,667th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Baseball Player.

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS

Among baseball players, Mark Teixeira ranks 83 out of 91. Before him are Adrián González, David Wright, Zack Greinke, Stephen Strasburg, Ryan Howard, and Bryce Harper. After him are Evan Longoria, David Price, Dustin Pedroia, Chris Sale, Nolan Arenado, and Joey Votto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Mark Teixeira ranks 1,088. Before him are Yuki Yokosawa, Diederik Boer, Mohamed Husain, Teemu Rannikko, Samuel Barnett, and Tania Lamarca. After him are Javier Camuñas, Fouzi Al-Shehri, Manabu Ikeda, Sergey Fedorovtsev, Jens Mouris, and Hayato Yano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mark Teixeira ranks 18,188 out of 20,380. Before him are Matt Bevin (1967), Katya Zamolodchikova (1982), Jennifer Aspen (1970), Connor Franta (1992), Israel Broussard (1994), Alejandro Bedoya (1987), Tony Stewart (1971), and Devin Haney (1998). After him are Matthew Koma (1987), Reeve Carney (1983), Jason Kapono (1981), and Michèle Flournoy (1960).

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Among BASEBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among baseball players born in United States, Mark Teixeira ranks 57. Before him are Adrián González (1982), David Wright (1982), Zack Greinke (1983), Stephen Strasburg (1988), Ryan Howard (1979), and Bryce Harper (1992). After him are Evan Longoria (1985), David Price (1985), Dustin Pedroia (1983), Chris Sale (1989), Nolan Arenado (1991), and Cody Bellinger (1995).

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