A former Yankees slugger affectionately nicknamed “Tex” is trying to become Congressman Tex—in Texas.

Mark Teixeria, a first baseman who played 14 MLB seasons and won the 2009 World Series with the Yankees, announced that he will run for Congress in Texas’s 21st district as a Republican.

The seat is currently occupied by Rep. Chip Roy, a Republican deficit hawk who is leaving Congress to try to replace Texas’s embattled Attorney General Ken Paxton.

“As a lifelong conservative who loves this country, I’m running for Congress to fight for the principles that make Texas and America great,” Teixeria wrote on X.

In his campaign announcement, Teixeira flexed his accomplishments on the diamond—which include five Gold Gloves, three Silver Slugger Awards, and 409 career home runs—and his vo

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