Former New York Yankee Mark Teixeira hopes to 'knock it out of the park' in a run for Congress!

Former Major League Baseball player Mark Teixeira wore the pinstripes for the New York Yankees from 2009 until 2016. During his professional baseball career, Teixeira was a 3-time All Star, 5-time Gold Glove winner, recipient of the Silver Slugger award and helped the Bronx Bombers win the 2009 World Series Championship. Now Teixeira hopes to 'steal' a seat in Congress.

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On Thursday August 28th Mark Teixeira took to social media to announce a run for Congress in his home state of Texas.

Big news: I’m ready to go! As a lifelong conservative who loves this country, I’m running for Congress to fight for the principles that make Texas and America great. It takes teamwork

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