Mark Teixeira

Full Name: Mark Charles Teixeira	Primary Position: 1B
Height/Weight: 6' 3"/220	First Game: April 1, 2003
Birthdate: April 11, 1981	MLB Experience: 5 years
Birthplace: Annapolis, Maryland	College: Georgia Tech
Bat/Throw: Both/Right

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1 Biography
2 Scouting Report
3 Statistics
- 3.1 Batting Stats
- 3.2 Fielding Stats
4 Awards
5 Transactions
6 Trivia
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[edit] Biography

Mark Teixeira (Mark Charles Teixeira) was born on April 11, 1981 in Annapolis, Maryland. He made his Major League debut on April 1, 2003 for the Texas Rangers. In 2003, his rookie year, he hit .259 with 26 home runs and 84 RBI. Teixeira played for the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 5 year career.

Most people believe that Mark Teixeira's best season was 2005, when he slugged 43 home runs, hit for a .301 average and knocked in 144 runs.

[edit] Scouting Report

Power hitter. Good from both sides of the plate. Patient approach. Above-average contact hitter. Very good defensive 1B, has good hands and agility. Not the fastest player around.

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[edit] Batting Stats

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2003	TEX	146	529	66	137	29	5	26	84	44	120	1	2	.259	.331	.480	.811
2004	TEX	145	545	101	153	34	2	38	112	68	117	4	1	.281	.370	.560	.929
2005	TEX	162	644	112	194	41	3	43	144	72	124	4	0	.301	.379	.575	.954
2006	TEX	162	628	99	177	45	1	33	110	89	128	2	0	.282	.371	.514	.886
2007	TEX	78	286	48	85	24	1	13	49	45	66	0	0	.297	.397	.524	.921
2007	ATL	54	208	38	66	9	1	17	56	27	46	0	0	.317	.404	.615	1.020
Career		747	2840	464	812	182	13	170	555	345	601	11	3	.286	.371	.539	.909

[edit] Fielding Stats

Year	Team	POS	G	GS	INN	PO	TC	A	E	DP	FPCT
2003	TEX	1B	116	104	932	931	1006	71	4	95	.996
2003	TEX	RF	11	8	65	15	15	0	0	0	1.000
2003	TEX	LF	14	10	79	14	15	0	1	0	.933
2003	TEX	3B	15	11	99	10	37	20	7	0	.811
2004	TEX	RF	7	4	36	8	8	0	0	0	1.000
2004	TEX	1B	142	138	1223	1210	1318	98	10	114	.992
2005	TEX	1B	155	154	1358	1378	1483	102	3	127	.998
2006	TEX	1B	159	159	1399	1480	1572	88	4	158	.997
2007	TEX	1B	74	74	624	614	662	47	1	74	.998
2007	ATL	1B	54	54	474	494	528	30	4	46	.992
Total			769	738	6291	6154	6644	456	34	614	.995

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Selected by Boston Red Sox in the 9th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 2, 1998).
Selected by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (5th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 5, 2001 - signed August 24, 2001).
Traded by the Texas Rangers along with Ron Mahay to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Beau Jones, Elvis Andrus, Matt Harrison, and Neftali Feliz (July 31, 2007).

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