BIO NOTE : Teixeira is in his sixth season in the majors , with his first four season spent in Texas with the Rangers ( 2003-2006) . He split the 2007 season with the Atlanta Braves and played 103 games with Atlanta this season before being traded on Tuesday . He was an All-Star for Texas in 2005. He is approaching several career milestones . He need only 80 hits to reach 1,000 and 10 home runs to reach 200. He is batting .286 for his career .
RECENT NEWS : On Tuesday, Teixeira was traded ffrom the Atlanta Braves to the Angels for first baseman Casey Kotchman and right-handed pitching prospect Stephen Marek. The addition of Teixeira gives power in the middle of the lineup to the Angels , who have the best record in baseball. This season , he has 20 homers , 78 RBIs and is batting .283.
QUOTE : " My faith keep me grounded . I know that no matter what I do here -my success or failure on the field -that there's a higher thing going on for me with God. To be able to have that kind of faith, its makes the failures, especially here , not as important , the most important thing is my faith and my relationship with God. "
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