Texas Rangers and New York Yankees great Mark Teixeira (R-Texas), who is 58th on MLB's all-time home run leaderboard with 409 dingers, is expected to win a seat in Congress with ease in November, which would then allow him to assume a spot on the GOP roster.Even with Wednesday's (7 p.m.
ET; Fox Nation) game looming, the Dems are already scheming on how they'll deal with Tex."We’re just going to walk him every time we have an opportunity," Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) told The Hill.He added, "We need to draft a major league baseball player to come and play for us."ZERO BS.
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DOWNLOAD NOW!New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira waves to fans after being pulled from the field in his final Major League Baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y., on Oct.2, 2016.
(Danny Wild/USA TODAY Sports)The 46-year-old Teixeira says he hasn't played baseball in nearly 10 years, but the juices are still flowing."I'm excited about knocking off the rust — then beating the Democrats on and off the field," he wrote on X.Based on past performances, that shouldn't be a problem for MAGA hat-wearing starting pitcher Greg Steube (Fla.-17).
He takes great pleasure in owning the LIBS on and off the baseball field."I’ll take the mound for the Republicans in the annual Congressional Baseball Game for charity.
Looking forward to taking down the Democrats (again) and supporting a great cause!" he wrote this week.In 2021, as the Dems were rallying around then-President Joe Biden in the dugout, Steube crushed a pitch out of Nats Park.It was believed to be the first out-of-the-park home run in the Congressional Baseball Game in 40 years.It gets worse for the Dems.WORLD SERIES CHAMPION MARK TEIXEIRA ANNOUNCES CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN IN TEXASRep.
Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.), who played college baseball at Georgetown, relieved Steube in 2025 and closed out the Dems with ease."Republicans have won the ga...