TX-21: Ex-Yankees star's Donald Trump post backfires: 'Holy (expletive) he's never heard of you'

[Eugene]

Source: PennLive/The Patriot News

Ex-Yankees star’s Donald Trump post backfires: ‘Holy (expletive) he’s never heard of you’

Brian Linder
Sun, March 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM EST
2 min read

Former New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira is running for Congress in Texas, and he has the endorsement of President Donald Trump.

That is something Trump brought up when he spoke in Texas earlier this week, and something Teixeira bragged about a bit on X.

“Grateful to have President Trump as a supporter — and a fan,” he wrote on X. “Thank you, Mr. President! Democrats, we’ll see you on the baseball field next year.”

Teixeira’s followers on X noticed a few things, though. Trump seemed to struggle to pronounce his name and then praised him for how hard he could throw the ball. The 45-year-old was a three-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winner. He led the American League in home runs in 2009 and finished his career with a .268 average to go with 409 home runs and 1,298 RBIs.

One thing Teixeira was not, though, was a pitcher.

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Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/ex-yankees-star-donald-trump-100046994.html

[TheFarseer]

1. Surprised 39 homers led the AL in 2009

1st baseman are not usually noted for their arm. Maybe I could buy it if he said a 3rd baseman or Bo Jackson or something.

[LeftInTX]

2. HIs name is very hard to pronounce. It's Portuguese

In a region where everyone has a Spanish surname, it's a tongue twister. A friend of mine said it's pronounced like Tejeda. (The "j" has an "h" sound)

Anyway I'm now in that district and see his signs everywhere...(grhh)

Go Kristin Hook!