Former Major League Baseball player Mark Teixeira has announced a run for Congress in Texas in a red district that includes areas around San Antonio and Austin. "As a lifelong conservative who loves this country, I'm ready to fight for the principles that make Texas strong and America exceptional. It takes teamwork to win, and I'm ready to help defend President Trump's America First agenda, Texas families, and individual liberty," he says in a statement on his new campaign website. The former first baseman is running to fill the seat of Republican Rep. Chip Roy , who is running for Texas attorney general and has clashed with the Trump administration at times. This will be Teixeira's first run for political office after his 14 seasons in the MLB -- during which he earned three All-Star sele

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