New York Yankees Legend Mark Teixeira Has Major Career News Emerge

As of late Tuesday evening (Election Day), New York Yankees legend Mark Teixeira is officially a major political figure. ESPN News Services wrote (about Teixeira): “Republican Mark Teixeira, a three-time Major League Baseball All-Star, has won election to the U.S. House in Texas’ 21st Congressional District. The former slugger for the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees defeated Democrat Kristin Hook, a former federal scientist who worked for the National Institutes of Health and the Government Accountability Office. Teixeira ran for the 21st District seat currently held by Republican Rep. Chip Roy, who decided not to seek reelection.