Nearly a decade after appearing in his final Major League Baseball game, a former Rangers' first-round pick and Gold Glover Mark "Tex" Teixeira has entered into a new career path: politics.
The 2001 fifth overall pick announced on Thursday his campaign for Congress in Texas' 21st District. Since his retirement in 2016, he's spend time in various ventures and entered the poltiical space in 2021.
Former Rangers' first-round draft pick is stepping into new political career
The 45-year-old will run on the Republican ticket for the eleciton that will be held November 2026.