Teixeira (b. 1980) played in the majors from 2003 to 2016 for the Rangers, Braves, Angels and Yankees. He had 1,862 hits, 409 home runs and a .268 batting average. He was an All Star in 2005, 2009 and 2015. He finished second in the AL MVP race in 2009 when he led the league in homers (39) and RBIs (122). Joe Mauer won the award that year.
Teixeira was a five-time Gold Glove Award winner and a three-time Silver Slugger. He won the World Series with the Yankees in 2009. He appeared on the 2022 Hall of Fame ballot, but received only 1.5% of the vote.
I still haven't forgiven him for teasing us Orioles fans with the thought that he would sign with the O's, only to become a Don Mattingly fan overnight and sign that big deal with the Yankees.
I mailed to Teixeira via ESPN on October 11, 2022, and got the card back signed on March 23, 2023, for a 163-day TAT.
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