Mark Teixeira Notable

Mark Teixeira's 409 home runs are the 57th most in the game's history.

He played for four clubs across 14 seasons as a first baseman, opening with the Texas Rangers in 2003 and closing with the New York Yankees in 2016.

He hit 409 home runs and drove in 1,298 runs, batting .268 over 1,862 games. He finished with 408 doubles, 918 walks and 26 stolen bases.

He led the league in home runs once, in 2009, with 39. He led the league in runs once, in 2010, with 113. He also led it in runs batted in. He played 1,769 games at first base, with 14,942 putouts and 55 errors. He turned 1,418 double plays.

He took five Gold Gloves, between 2005 and 2012. He took three Silver Sluggers, between 2004 and 2009. He was selected to three All-Star teams between 2005 and 2015. He hit for the cycle in 2004. He hit three home runs in a game three times — 2006, 2008 and 2010.

He was born in Annapolis, MD, USA on April 11, 1980. He batted both ways and threw right-handed.