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Former Ranger Teixeira elected to House seat in Texas

Mark Teixeira, a 14-year MLB veteran and three-time All-Star, secured a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday after defeating Democratic nominee Kristin Hook in Texas’ 21st Congressional District.

Teixeira, running as a Republican, will replace Chip Roy, who opted not to seek reelection. The former Rangers first-round pick (5th overall in 2001) spent five seasons in Texas before stints with the Braves and Angels, ultimately signing with the Yankees in 2009, where he won a World Series title in his debut season.

Teixeira’s career included 409 home runs, five Gold Gloves, and three Silver Sluggers, cementing his legacy as one of baseball’s most accomplished hitters.

Teixeira joins a select group of former MLB players in Congress, following Hall of Famer Jim Bunning and early 20th-century player-turned-politician Fred Brown. The race marks another intersection of sports and politics, though Teixeira’s victory comes ahead of Matt Shoemaker’s narrow win in Michigan’s local school board election—where the former pitcher, a nine-year MLB veteran, secured a seat by just 28 votes.

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