Mark Teixeira grew up idolizing Donny Baseball Don Mattingly now he follows in his footsteps
December 23rd, 2008
Mark Teixeira gets to don the Yankee pinstripes, having just agreed to a 8 year $180 million contract, believed to have a no trade clause. He also gets to follow in the footsteps of the player he idolized growing up, Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly. Teixeira grew up in Severena Park Maryland between Baltimore and Annapolis. He followed the Yankees as a kid and continued to admire the commitment they had to winning, even when he was on the Rangers. He had said several years ago, that if he didn’t get a long term deal , the Yankees and Orioles would be two top destinations. No word as of yet as to what number he will wear, or if number 23 (witch is retired) is a possibility. His signing makes him one of the top four highest paid players in baseball, he only needs to look around the clubhouse to see the other three : A-Rod, Jeter, and Sabathia.
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