World Series Champion Mark Teixeira Announces Bid for Congress in Texas
New York Yankees’ Mark Teixeira follows through on a solo home run against the Boston Red Sox during the fifth inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston on Aug. 2, 2014. Winslow Townson/AP WASHINGTON—Former baseball star and World Series champion Mark Teixeira announced on Aug. 28 that he is running for Congress.