What is Mark Teixeira?
{{Infobox MLB player |name=Mark Teixeira |image=File:New York Yankees Mark Teixeira (25).jpg |width=250 |caption= |team= |position=[[First baseman]] / [[Designated Hitter]] |birth_date={{birth date and age|mf=yes|1980|4|11}} |birth_place=[[Annapolis, Maryland]] |bats=Switch |throws=Right |debutdate=April 1 |debutyear=2003 |debutteam=Texas Rangers |finalleague=MLB |finaldate=October 2 |finalyear=2016 |finalteam=New York Yankees |statleague = MLB |stat1label = [[Batting average]] |stat1value =.268 |stat2label = [[Home run]]s |stat2value = 409 |stat3label = [[Runs batted in]] |stat3value = 1,298 |teams=<nowiki></nowiki> *[[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] (2003–2007) *[[Atlanta Braves]] (2007–2008) *[[Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] (2008) *[[New York Yankees]] (2009–2016) |awards=<nowiki></nowiki> * 3× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] (2005, 2009, 2015) * [[World Series]] champion (2009) * 5× [[Gold Glove Award]] (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012) * 3× [[Silver Slugger Award]] (2004, 2005, 2009) * AL home run leader (2009) * AL RBI leader (2009) * Dick Howser Trophy (2000) }} '''Mark Charles Teixeira''' (born April 11, 1980) plays American [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/teixema01.shtml|title=Mark Teixeira Stats|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> He has played first and third bases and the outfield. He was born in [[Annapolis, Maryland]]. He played college ball for [[Georgia Tech]]. In 2001 he won the [[Dick Howser Trophy]] as the national collegiate baseball player of the year. He has played professsional ball with the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]], the [[Atlanta Braves]], [[Los Angeles Angels]] of Anaheim, and the [[New York Yankees]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/mark-teixeira-407893|title=Mark Teixeira Stats, Fantasy & News|website=MLB.com}}</ref> Teixeira is of Portuguese-American descent. He, his wife, and their three children live in [[Greenwich, Connecticut]]. He likes hunting, fishing, golfin