Teixeira
Family name
Teixeira original coat of arms.
Pronunciation	European Portuguese: [tɐjˈʃɐjɾɐ] Brazilian Portuguese: [teˈʃejɾɐ] Galician: [tejˈʃejɾɐ]
Region of origin	Iberian Peninsula
Language(s) of origin	Portuguese, Galician

Teixeira is a common surname in Portugal , Galicia (Spain), and Brazil. It is a toponymic name from any of the places in Portugal or Galicia named Teixeira, from a derivative of Galician and Portuguese teixo (yew tree) (Latin taxus). It may refer to:

General[link]

• Alexander Teixeira de Mattos (1865–1921), journalist, literary critic and publisher, and translator
• Antônio Gonçalves Teixeira e Souza (1812–?), Brazilian author
• António Teixeira (1707–1769), Portuguese composer
• Anya Teixeira (1913–1992), British photographer and photojournalist
• Armando Teixeira, Portuguese musician
• Bento Teixeira (1560–1618), Portuguese writer
• Carlos Teixeira (born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player
• Eduardo Teixeira Coelho (1919–2005), Portuguese comic book artist
• Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (1919–2006), Cape Verdean doctor and author
• Jose A. Teixeira (1961–), General authority in LDS Church
• Lucy Teixeira Member of girl group 2Shoes from the series X Factor
• Luis Filipe Teixeira (born 1959), Portuguese essayist and teacher
• Luís Teixeira (16th century), Portuguese Jesuit cartographer, mathematician and humanists
• Moises Teixeira da Silva, Brazilian criminal
• Pedro Teixeira (died 1640), Portuguese explorer
• Pedro Teixeira Albernaz (1595–1662), Portuguese cartographer
• Ruy Teixeira, American political scientist
• Tony Teixeira, South African businessman
• Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395–1480), Portuguese navigator and explorer
• Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar (1947–2006), Brazilian military officer

Politicians[link]

• António Teixeira de Sousa (1857–1917), Portuguese medical doctor and politician
• Constantino Teixeira, Guinea-Bissau politician
• Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (born 1951), Portuguese politician
• José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira (1937–1996), Brazilian politician
• Manuel Teixeira Gomes (1860–1941), Portuguese politician
• Miro Teixeira (born 1945), Brazilian politician and journalist
• Nuno Severiano Teixeira, Portuguese politician

Sports[link]

• Alex Teixeira Santos (born 1990), Brazilian footballer
• Armando Gonçalves Teixeira (born 1976), known as Petit, Portuguese footballer
• Bruno Teixeira (born 1982), Portuguese footballer
• Dimas Teixeira (born 1969), Portuguese footballer
• Filipe Teixeira (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
• Glover Teixeira (born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Humberlito Borges Teixeira (born 1980), Brazilian football player
• João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira, Portuguese footballer
• José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira (born 1965), Uruguayan footballer
• Júlio César Teixeira, (born 1979) known as Julinho, Brazilian footballer
• Mark Teixeira (born 1980), American baseball player
• Renan Teixeira da Silva (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
• Ricardo Terra Teixeira (born 1947), former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF)
• Ricardo Teixeira (born 1982), Angolan racing driver
• Rodrigo Teixeira (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
• Virgilio Teixeira (born 1973), Dutch footballer
• Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (1917–1998), Brazilian physician and physiologist

See also[link]

• Texeira
• A variant spelling, Técher, is common in the highlands of Reunion Island, notably in the Cilaos area.

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Glover Teixeira (born October 28, 1979 in Sobrália, Minas Gerais, Brazil) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who currently competes in the light heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Mixed martial arts career[link]

Early career[link]

Teixeira is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under Luigi Mondelli. Teixeira currently trains and instructs at The Pit with instructor John Hackleman, former UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell, and also with UFC, WEC veteran and current DREAM fighter Antonio Banuelos.^[1]

His background includes a variety of grappling and MMA tournaments: Grappler's Quest, NAGA, Sport Fight (where he was the light heavyweight champion). Under submission wrestling rules, he grappled well known fighters Jeff Monson and Brandon Vera. He won the 2009 Brazilian ADCC trials in the under 99 kg division and in the 2011 Brazilian ADCC trials he took the second place.

Teixeira defeated UFC and PRIDE veteran Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou by KO on October 12, 2006 at WEC 24.

Teixeira was featured in the second season opening episode of the MMA reality television series TapouT.

Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

On February 21, 2012, it was announced that Teixeira had signed a deal with UFC and will make his debut in early summer 2012.^[2]

Teixeira debuted at the UFC facing Kyle Kingsbury on May 26, 2012 at UFC 146. After a quick exchange, Teixeira knocked Kingsbury down with a right uppercut, gained full mount, locked an arm-triangle choke, switched to side control and forced "Kingsbu" to tap at 1:53 of the first round.^[3]

With Thaigo Silva injured, UFC president Dana White is hoping to schedule Teixeira to face Maurício Rua at UFC 149.^[4]

Mixed martial arts record[link]

Result	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	18-2	Kyle Kingsbury	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	UFC 146	02012-05-26May 26, 2012	1	1:53	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	17-2	Ricco Rodriguez	TKO (submission to punches)	MMAAD: MMA Against Dengue	02011-11-27November 27, 2011	1	1:58	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	16-2	Marvin Eastman	KO (punch)	Shooto Brasil Fight for BOPE	02011-08-25August 25, 2011	1	4:00	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	15-2	Antonio Mendes	Submission (rear naked choke)	Shooto Brazil 24	02011-08-05August 5, 2011	1	4:06	Brasília, Brazil	Won Shooto South America 220-pound Championship
Win	14-2	Márcio Cruz	TKO (punches)	Clube da Luta	02011-07-20July 20, 2011	2	4:21	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	13-2	Simão Melo	KO (punches)	Shooto Brazil 23	02011-06-04June 4, 2011	1	1:49	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Win	12-2	Daniel Tabera	Decision (unanimous)	Bitetti Combat 8 - 100 Years of Corinthians	02010-12-04December 4, 2010	3	5:00	São Paulo, Brazil
Win	11-2	Marko Peselj	TKO (punches)	Impact FC 2	02010-07-18July 18, 2010	1	3:01	Sydney, New South Wales
Win	10-2	Tiago Tosato	TKO (punches)	Bitetti Combat MMA 7	02010-05-28May 28, 2010	1	1:27	Rio de Janeiro
Win	9-2	Joaquim Ferreira	TKO (corner stoppage)	Bitetti Combat MMA 6	02010-02-25February 25, 2010	2	1:30	Brazilian Federal District
Win	8-2	Leonardo Lucio Nascimento	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	Bitetti Combat MMA 4	02009-09-12September 12, 2009	1	3:11	Rio de Janeiro
Win	7-2	Buckley Acosta	TKO (punches)	Palace Fighting Championships 7	02008-02-20February 20, 2008	1	1:00	Lemoore, California, United States
Win	6-2	Jorge Oliveira	TKO (punches)	PFC 6: No Retreat, No Surrender	02008-01-17January 17, 2008	1	0:05	Lemoore, California, United States
Win	5-2	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou	KO (punches)	WEC 24	02006-10-12October 12, 2006	1	1:41	Lemoore, California, United States
Win	4-2	Jack Morrison	Submission (rear naked choke)	WEC 22	02006-07-28July 28, 2006	1	1:27	Lemoore, California, United States
Win	3-2	Carlton Jones	TKO	WEC 20	02006-05-02May 2, 2006	1	1:57	Lemoore, California, United States
Loss	2-2	Ed Herman	Decision (unanimous)	SF 9: Respect	02005-03-26March 26, 2005	3	5:00	Gresham, Oregon, United States
Win	2-1	Justin Ellison	TKO (punches)	SF 5: Stadium	02004-08-28August 28, 2004	1	N/A	Gresham, Oregon, United States
Win	1-1	Matt Horwich	Decision (unanimous)	SF 3: Dome	02004-04-17April 17, 2004	3	5:00	Gresham, Oregon, United States
Loss	0-1	Eric Swartz	TKO (punches and elbows)	WEC 3	02002-06-07June 7, 2002	2	3:33	Lemoore, California, United States

Submission grappling record[link]

Result	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Notes
Loss	Gabriel Vella	Points	ADCC Brasil trials (Over 99KG)	2011
Win	Armando Sapo	Submission	ADCC Brasil trials (Over 99KG)	2011
Win	Salvador Minnit	Submission	ADCC Brasil trials (Over 99KG)	2011
Win	Jorge Bezerra	Points	ADCC Brasil trials(Over 99KG)	2011
Loss	Vinny Magalhães	Submission (Armbar)	ADCC Barcelona (Under 99 KG)	2009
Loss	Gerardi Rinaldi	Points	ADCC Barcelona (Under 99 KG)	2009
Win	Dean Lister	Points	ADCC Barcelona (Under 99 KG)	2009
Win	Vesa Vuori	Points	ADCC Barcelona (Under 99 KG)	2009
Win	Leonardo Chocolate	Submission (Rear naked choke)	ADCC Brasil trails (Under 99KG)	2009
Win	Renato Ferreira	Points	ADCC Brasil trails (Under 99KG)	2009

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional MMA record for Glover Teixeira from Sherdog
• NAGC INDIVIDUAL NO-GI CHAMPIONS 2004

Ryan DuWayne Bader^[1] (born June 7, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. On December 13, 2008, Bader defeated Vinicius Magalhães to win a contract with the UFC and the title of The Ultimate Fighter'.

Early life[link]

Bader was born in Reno, Nevada. Bader entered mixed martial arts after a successful career in amateur wrestling. In high school (Robert McQueen High School), he won two state championships, being ranked as high as 4th in the country for wrestling.

At ASU, Bader was college teammates with former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and C.B. Dollaway. While attending Arizona State University, Bader was a three-time PAC-10 Champion winning titles in 2003, 2004, and 2006. He was also a two-time All American, placing 4th in 2004 as a sophomore and 7th in 2006 as a senior.

He began training at Arizona Combat Sports in early 2007.

Before Bader's departure from Arizona Combat Sports, his training partners consisted of TUF 7 contender and UFC middleweight C.B. Dollaway, All-American Wrestler Aaron Simpson, former UFC middleweight contender Thales Leites and former WEC Champion Jamie Varner.

Ultimate Fighting Championship[link]

Ryan Bader's UFC career began as a contestant on season 8 of The Ultimate Fighter. Bader, the first light heavyweight selected by coach Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, went on to win his first 3 fights on the show to fight with Vinicius Magalhães on December 13, 2008 at The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale.

At the finale, Bader defeated Magalhães by way of a quick, first-round knockout, earning the title of "The Ultimate Fighter" and winning the traditional "six-figure UFC contract". An overhand right dropped Magalhães, and Bader up with strikes on the ground to take the win less than halfway through the first frame.

Ryan Bader's next fight was at UFC Fight Night 18 against Carmelo Marrero, whom he scored a clear unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) over. During the match, Bader tore his medial collateral ligament and posterior cruciate ligament, which kept him sidelined until the next fall.

Shortly after the Marrero fight, Ryan Bader appeared alongside fellow Ultimate Fighter 8 winner Efrain Escudero in the UFC's sixth video game, UFC 2009 Undisputed. He and Escudero were available through special code obtained by pre-ordering the game from Gamestop.^[2] On September 10, 2009, he and Escudero were made available for download on PlayStation Network and Xbox 360 Marketplace.

Bader returned against Eric Schafer on October 24, 2009, at UFC 104. The fight was mainly dominated by Bader, who scored with a powerful attack of combinations standing and controlled the grappling, en route a unanimous decision victory (29–26, 30–27 and 30–27).^[3]

Next for Bader was Keith Jardine, who he fought on February 21, 2010 at the UFC's debut effort in Australia, UFC 110.^[4] Bader scored a sharp jab on the tiring Jardine, which set up a flying knee to the chest and a left hook at 2:10 of the third round to secure Jardine's third consecutive UFC loss.

Along with Jesse Forbes, C.B. Dollaway, Eric Larkin and Aaron Simpson, Bader left Arizona Combat Sports to train at the Lion's Den MMA academy in Scottsdale, Arizona in May 2010, though they have since left Ken Shamrock's Lion's Den to train at their newly opened gym Power MMA And Fitness.^[5]

Bader secured a five-fight UFC win streak at the expense of Antonio Rogerio Nogueira at UFC 119, controlling him most of the fight with his wrestling and using his jab and short combinations to stop much of Nogueira's offense. All three judges scored the fight 30–27 for Bader.^[6]

Four months after his victory over Nogueira, Bader fought fellow rising prospect Jon Jones on February 5, 2011, at UFC 126,^[7] where he received the first loss of his MMA career after tapping out to a modified guillotine choke in the second round.

Bader lost to Tito Ortiz on July 2, 2011 at UFC 132 by an arm-in guillotine choke which Ortiz secured following a knockdown of Bader.^[8]

Bader then faced Jason Brilz on November 19, 2011 at UFC 139.^[9] He defeated Brilz at 1:17 of the first round via KO, landing a straight right behind Brilz's ear causing him to immediately fall to the mat face-first.

Bader next faced former Light Heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson on February 26, 2012 at UFC 144. Jackson missed weight the Light Heavyweight weight allowance of 206 lbs by 5 lbs, weighing in at 211 lbs for UFC 144.^[10] Bader accepted the fight at catchweight and received 20% of Jackson's purse. Bader won the fight via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)^[11] for arguably the greatest victory of his career to date.

Bader is set to take on Lyoto Machida on UFC on Fox 4.

Personal life[link]

Bader and his girlfriend were married at the end of October 2010.^[12] Ryan and his wife have a son.

Championships and accomplishments[link]

Mixed martial arts[link]

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • The Ultimate Fighter: Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Light Heavyweight Tournament Winner

Collegiate wrestling[link]

• National Collegiate Athletic Association
  • NCAA Division I All-American out of Arizona State University (2004), (2006)^[13]
  • NCAA Division I 197 lb - 4th place out of Arizona State University (2004)^[14]
  • NCAA Division I 197 lb - 7th place out of Arizona State University (2006)^[15]
  • Pac-10 Conference Championship out of Arizona State University (2003), (2004), (2006)^[16]

Mixed martial arts record[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Professional MMA record for Ryan Bader from Sherdog
• Official website
• UFC Profile
• Ryan Bader's profile at the National Wrestling Hall of Fame

Carlos Teixeira (born March 11, 1976) is a volleyball player from Portugal, who plays as a libero for the Men's National Team. He became Best Digger at the second 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Espinho, where Portugal ended up in second place and missed qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.

Honours[link]

• 2002 World Championship — 8th place
• 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament — 2nd place (did not qualify)

References[link]

• FIVB biography

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Mark Teixeira
Mark Teixeira running the basepaths in 2011
New York Yankees – No. 25
First baseman
Born: (1980-04-11) April 11, 1980 (age 32) Annapolis, Maryland
Bats: Switch	Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 1, 2003 for the Texas Rangers
Career statistics (through May 8, 2012)
Batting average	.280
Home runs	318
Runs batted in	1,034
Hits	1,492
Runs	884
On-base percentage	.371
Teams
Texas Rangers (2003–2007) Atlanta Braves (2007–2008) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2008) New York Yankees (2009–present)
Career highlights and awards
2× All-Star (2005, 2009) 4× Gold Glove Award winner (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010) 3× Silver Slugger Award winner (2004, 2005, 2009) World Series champion (2009) Hit for The Cycle Holds record for most games with a homerun from both sides of the plate (13)[1]

Mark Charles Teixeira ( /teɪˈʃɛrə/ tay-SHERR-ə; born April 11, 1980, in Annapolis, Maryland), nicknamed "Tex" is an American Major League Baseball 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. In December 2008, he agreed to a contract with the New York Yankees. Teixeira has won four Gold Glove Awards and three Silver Slugger Awards. Teixeira also holds the all-time major league record for most games with a home run from both sides of the plate, with 13.^[2]

Early life[link]

Teixeira grew up in Severna Park, Maryland, and attended Mount Saint Joseph High School in Baltimore, Maryland, where he played for the school's varsity baseball team. Teixeira is Portuguese American. He also has roots in the South American country of Guyana, the country from which his grandfather migrated as a young man.^[3]

Baseball career[link]

Teixeira was originally chosen in the ninth round of the 1998 Major League Baseball Draft by the Boston Red Sox. Teixeira chose not to sign with the Red Sox, however, opting instead to play college baseball for Georgia Tech.

College career[link]

Teixeira played college baseball at Georgia Tech. In 2000, his batting average was .427, and his OPS was 1.319. He also won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year.

Professional career[link]

Texas Rangers[link]

Teixeira as a member of the Rangers.

In 2001, Teixeira re-entered the draft and was selected by the Texas Rangers with the fifth overall pick. The Philadelphia Phillies considered selecting him with the fourth overall pick, but the demands of Teixeira's agent Scott Boras swayed the Phillies to select Gavin Floyd. The Rangers signed Teixeira to a Major League contract worth $9.5 million over 4 years.

Teixeira began the 2002 season in the Florida State League, where he batted .320 with an OPS of 1.000 in 38 games. He was then moved up to the Double-A Tulsa Drillers, with whom he batted .316 with a .994 OPS and hit ten home runs in 48 games. It turned out that 2002 would be his only season in the minor leagues; he made the Rangers out of spring training in 2003.

As a rookie in 2003, Teixeira hit .259 with a .811 OPS and 26 home runs. He improved on these numbers in 2004, batting .281 with an OPS of .930, 38 home runs, and 112 RBI. On August 17, 2004, he hit for the cycle. For his accomplishments in 2005, he earned the Silver Slugger Award as the best-hitting first baseman in the American League as well as the Gold Glove signifying his place as the best fielding first baseman in the American League. He was also named to his first All-Star Game after winning the fan voting portion of the selection to be named the starting first baseman for his league. During the game, Teixeira hit a home run from the right hand side of the plate, something he had failed to do in the entire first half of the season. In a five game span around the All-Star Game, Teixeira hit five home runs with 13 RBI. He finished July with 13 home runs and 30 RBI and was named the American League Player of the Month. Overall, Teixeira batted .301 with 43 home runs and 144 RBI in the 2005 season.

In 2005, Teixeira became the third switch-hitter in MLB history to hit at least 20 home runs in each of his first three seasons, after Eddie Murray and Chipper Jones. He is also one of just five players in Major League history to hit at least 100 home runs in his first three seasons, joining Hall of Famers Joe DiMaggio, Ralph Kiner, and Eddie Mathews as well as current first base star, Albert Pujols. Other players – Mark McGwire, José Canseco, Todd Helton, Ryan Howard – have hit 100+ home runs in their first three full seasons, but these players had all played partial seasons prior to playing their first three full seasons. His 2005 total of 144 RBI is a Major League record for a switch-hitter.^[4]

On Mother's Day, May 14, 2006, Teixeira was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation.

Teixeira's 2006 season began slowly, as he collected only nine home runs before the All-Star Break. After the All-Star Break, however, he was among the league's leaders in home runs, and again finished with over 30 homers and 100 RBI for the season.

Teixeira agreed to a two-year $15.98 million contract before the 2006 season to avoid his first two years of arbitration.^[5]

On June 9, 2007, Teixeira's franchise record 507 consecutive-game streak came to an end. Teixeira landed awkwardly at first base after running out a grounder in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers the previous day. The streak was second to Miguel Tejada at the time. The strained quadriceps muscle placed Teixeira on the disabled list for only the second time of his career.

Atlanta Braves[link]

Teixeira with the Braves in 2008.

In July 2007, two weeks after turning down an eight-year, $140 million contract extension from the Rangers, Teixeira was traded to the Atlanta Braves (along with left-handed reliever Ron Mahay) for catcher/first baseman Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and four prospects: shortstop Elvis Andrus, and starting pitchers Matt Harrison, Neftali Feliz and Beau Jones.^[6] Teixeira was activated for that night's game against the Houston Astros and arrived in the dugout during the seventh inning. He was promptly shown on Turner Field's high definition video board and received a boisterous applause from the Atlanta crowd.

In his Braves debut on August 1, 2007, Teixeira hit a 3-run homer and drove in 4 runs in a 12–3 rout of the Houston Astros.^[7] Teixeira went on to homer in each of the following two games, becoming just the second player to homer in his first three games as a Brave – the first being Gary Sheffield in 2002.

On August 19, 2007, Teixeira had his first multi-HR game against the Arizona Diamondbacks off Yusmeiro Petit. He would repeat that feat the next day, going deep for two three-run home runs versus the Cincinnati Reds. Teixeira, a switch-hitter, hit both homers on the 19th batting from the left side of the plate, and hit his homers on the 20th from the right side. He was named co-NL Player of the Week from August 20–26 by slugging .793 with three home runs and as expected, he was awarded NL Player of the Month for August. On September 22, Teixeira had his first walk-off hit with the Braves when he singled in Willie Harris giving the Braves a 4–3 extra-inning victory.^[8]

In 54 games with Atlanta in 2007, Teixeira batted .317 with 17 home runs and 56 RBI. The Braves avoided arbitration in the 2007 offseason and signed Teixeira to a one-year, $12.5 million contract for the 2008 season.^[9]

Teixeira playing for the Angels in 2008 American League Division Series Game 4 on October 6.

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim[link]

In July 2008, Teixeira was traded to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim for Casey Kotchman and minor league pitcher Stephen Marek.^[10] Batting third in the Angel order, Teixeira hit .358 with 13 home runs and 43 RBIs after the trade to help his new team to their first 100-win season in franchise history. Through 2011, he was one of seven major leaguers to have had at least four 30-homer, 100-RBI seasons in their first five years, along with Chuck Klein, Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, Ralph Kiner, Albert Pujols, and Ryan Braun.^[11]

Teixeira made his postseason debut with a .467 batting average, 7 hits and an RBI. His new team of the Angels would lose the 2008 ALDS to the Boston Red Sox in 4 games.

New York Yankees[link]

Teixeira, pictured in 2009, has been one of the best defensive first basemen in the majors.

Teixeira stated that he wanted to play closer to his family in Severna Park, Maryland, between Baltimore and Washington. Both the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals offered contracts that would have been the most lucrative in the organization, and among the longest and most lucrative in Major League Baseball.^{[citation needed]} In December 2008, Teixeira agreed preliminarily to a deal with the New York Yankees worth $180 million over 8 years, and he was formally introduced as a Yankee on January 6, 2009. The contract included a full no-trade clause, plus a $5 million signing bonus. He signed with the Yankees over a number of other clubs, including the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Boston Red Sox, Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles. Teixeira wears number 25 instead of his preferred number 23, since 23 is retired in honor of Don Mattingly. Mattingly was Teixeira's childhood idol, and was the reason Teixeira wore 23 earlier in his career.^[12][13][14]

In the 2009 season, he led the AL in both home runs (tied with Carlos Pena of Tampa Bay) with 39, and RBI with 122.

Teixeira received a World Series Championship Ring as the Yankees won the 2009 World Series, but struggled offensively throughout the postseason, batting only .180 overall and .136 in the World Series. However, several of his hits proved very important, including a walk-off home run in Game 2 of the ALDS and a game-tying home run in Game 2 of the World Series. Additionally, he made several stellar defensive plays in all rounds of the playoffs.^[15]

For the 2009 season, Teixeira was awarded both the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger awards at first base in the American League. He also finished second in the AL MVP balloting behind Twins' catcher Joe Mauer.

Teixeira swings at a pitch in 2011

On May 8, 2010, he became the second Yankees player to hit three home runs in one game against the Boston Red Sox, joining Lou Gehrig, who accomplished the feat on June 23, 1927.^[16] Once again, Teixeira won the 2010 Gold Glove Award for American League first basemen. Teixeira never fully recovered from his slow start in April and May, hitting a then career-low .256, but still managed to hit 33 home runs and 108 runs batted in for the 2010 season.^[17]

On June 30, 2011, Teixeira hit his 300th career home run.^[18]

On August 2, 2011, Teixeira hit a home run from both sides of the plate in the same game for the 12th time in his career, breaking a three-way tie with Chili Davis and Eddie Murray for the most such games all-time.^[19]

In August 2011, Teixeira and Curtis Granderson became the first Yankees teammates to have 30 home runs in 115 games since Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle in 1961.^[20]

Through 2011, he had the third-best career fielding percentage among major league first basemen (.996), behind Casey Kotchman and Kevin Youkilis.^[21] Teixeira hit 39 home runs with 111 RBI in 2011, but also hit a career-low .248. Teixeira continued his postseason struggles in 2011. He batted only .167 with 1 RBI in a divisional round loss to the Detroit Tigers.

On March 1, 2012, Teixeira hired Casey Close of Excel Sports Management to be his agent. This came almost a year after Teixeira parted ways with Boras. Close also represents fellow Yankee Derek Jeter, as well as Ryan Howard.^[22]

Throughout the beginning of the 2012 season, Teixeira has been bothered by a "persistent and almost debilitating" cough caused by severe congestion of the bronchi.^[23]

Personal life[link]

CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira (right) during the 2009 World Series parade.

After signing his first major league contract, Teixeira set up a scholarship at his high school in honor of a friend who was killed in a car accident.^[24]

Teixeira and his family reside in Greenwich, Connecticut.^[25] His hobbies include hunting, golfing, reading, and fishing.^[26] In 2006, Teixeira and his wife Leigh Williams established the Mark Teixeira Charitable Fund that supported six $5,000 scholarships at three high schools in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. They have three children, sons Jack Gordan and William Charles, and daughter Addison Leigh.^[27] Mark's family ancestry is Portuguese (Guyanese).^[28][29]

Teixeira enjoys Broadway theatre and identifies Les Misérables as his favorite production.^[30] In August 2011, Teixeira made a cameo appearance during the eighth and final season of the HBO TV series Entourage along with teammate Alex Rodriguez. Eduardo Nunez is also seen in the cameo. Teixeira is a devout Christian.^[31]

See also[link]

Baseball portal

• List of Major League Baseball home run champions
• List of Major League Baseball RBI champions
• List of top 300 Major League Baseball home run hitters
• Hitting for the cycle

References[link]

External links[link]

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