Mark Teixeira’s Wealth

Mark Charles Teixeira has an estimated net worth of $75 million.

His annual salary amounts to 22.5 million USD (2016).

Mark Charles Teixeira: A Brief Biography

Mark Charles Teixeira, born on April 11, 1980, in Annapolis, Maryland USA, to Margaret Canterna and John Teixeira, is a former professional baseball player. He is best known for his roles as the first baseman for the Texas Rangers, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Atlanta Braves, and New York Yankees in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Sources indicate that Teixeira’s net worth has amassed to over $75 million as of early 2017, chiefly from his baseball career spanning from 2003 until his retirement announcement at the end of the 2016 season.

Teixeira’s journey began in Baltimore, Maryland, where he attended Mount Saint Joseph High School, participating as the school’s varsity baseball team’s third baseman. In 1998, he was chosen in the ninth round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Boston Red Sox. He opted to play college baseball for the Georgia Institute of Technology instead. The following year, he played for the Orleans Cardinals, securing the Outstanding Pro Prospect Award in the Cape Cod Baseball League. His college career peaked in 2000 when he led the team in batting, slugging, on-base percentage, home runs, and runs scored, earning the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year. Consequently, he concluded his college career as one of only three Atlantic Coast Conference players with a .400 lifetime batting average.

Upon re-entering the draft in 2001, he was selected as the ninth overall pick by the Texas Rangers, who subsequently signed him to a Major League, four-year contract worth $9.5 million, significantly boosting his net worth. After a year in the minor leagues, he joined the Rangers in 2003, clinching the Silver Slugger Award in 2004. His most exceptional season arrived in 2005, with him winning the Silver Slugger Award as the best-hitting first baseman and the Gold Glove as the best fielding first baseman in the League. He also became the third switch-hitter in MLB history to hit at least 20 home runs in each of his first three seasons.

The subsequent year, Teixeira penned a two-year $15.98 million contract with the Rangers, consequently improving his wealth. Despite earning a second Gold Glove Award that year, he opted out of the team due to an injury that kept him from playing. Subsequently, he turned down the team’s offer for an eight-year, $140 million contract extension and was thus traded to the Atlanta Braves.

After his first season with the Braves, the team signed him to a one-year, $12.5 million deal for the 2008 season. However, he was traded to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim later in the year and became a free-agent by the year’s end.

Following this, Teixeira inked an eight-year, $180 million contract, along with a $5 million signing bonus, with the New York Yankees, significantly elevating his net worth. His most prolific season with the team occurred in 2009 when the Yankees secured the World Series, earning Teixeira a World Series ring. He also garnered a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger Award, leading the League in home runs and runs batted. He claimed his fourth Gold Glove Award in 2010 and his fifth in 2012.

Unfortunately, injuries began to curtail Teixeira’s career in 2012 and the following seasons, leading to his retirement in 2016 when his contract with the Yankees came to an end.

Beyond baseball, Teixeira has ventured into the entertainment industry, making cameo appearances in the HBO television series “Entourage” and the Broadway production of the jukebox musical “Rock of Ages”. He has also featured in the YES Network parody interview show “Foul Territory”.

Privately, Teixeira has been married to Leigh Williams since 2002, and the couple has three children. The former baseball player has actively participated in charitable endeavors and, together with his wife, has established the Mark Teixeira Charitable Fund, offering scholarships at three high schools in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.