Mark Teixeira

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FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2016, file photo, New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira talks to reporters before a game in New York. Growing up, Mark Teixeira loved playing at a park. Now he wants those in an impoverished area to experience the same thing. The retired baseball star-turned-eco-athlete is lending his clout and wallet to a critical issue: preserving the environment. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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New York Yankees' Brian McCann (34) celebrates with Derek Jeter, center, and Mark Teixeira after hitting a three-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago on Friday, May 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira hits a two-run single during the first inning of the first baseball game of a double-header against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, May 18, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Jose Tabata leaps unsuccessfully for a home run hit by New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira as the ball slips through a fan's hands during the first inning a baseball game, Saturday, May 17, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Edinson Volquez reacts after giving up a two-run home run to New York Yankees' Mark Teixeira during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 17, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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New York Yankees Mark Teixeira trots the bases after hitting a sixth-inning solo homer run off New York Mets starting pitcher Rafael Montero in a baseball game in New York, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo)

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New York Yankees' Jacoby Ellsbury, left, is forced out at home by Los Angeles Angels catcher Chris Iannetta after Mark Teixeira hit into a double play during the fourth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Wednesday, May 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira catches a foul ball hit by Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Monday, May 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)