Mark Teixeira already made a strong mark in Texas early in his baseball career as an All-Star for the Rangers. Now he’s hoping to make another mark in the Lone Star State — Teixeira ran for a United States House of Representatives seat in the 2026 election, with votes being cast on Tuesday. Teixeira had […] The post Rangers Great Mark Teixeira Learns Congress Election Results in Texas appeared first on HEAVY.

Mark Teixeira won the U.S. House seat in Texas' 21st Congressional District, replacing Chip Roy and bringing his baseball legacy to Washington.

Former athletes NFL linebacker Colin Allred, MLB slugger Mark Teixeira, and Paralympian Josh Turek are a few of the sports figures who participated in the midterm elections and won.

The former All-Star and World Series champion is moving into politics.

Former MLB star Mark Teixeira was backed as a ‘total winner’ prior to the November midterm elections. Though some results are still to come in at the time of writing, the Democrats now control Congress’ two chambers: the House and the Senate.

MLB’s PAC gave Mark Teixeira $5,000 toward his congressional campaign the day of Giants’ Pride Night, which he criticized in the following weeks.

Mark Teixeira is swinging for the fences right away upon joining Congress. The former New York Yankees star is lining up to win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for the state of Texas, and he’s hoping right away to make the House’s Financial Services Committee, according to The Washington Sun. The Washington […] The post How Ex-Yankee Mark Teixeira Can Use Baseball To Make Congress Financial Services Committee appeared first on HEAVY.

The Texas Rangers have been selecting players in the MLB draft since 1965. Here are their best selections in any round.