Agents are probably going to hate me for saying it... You're not very valuable when you're making $20 million. When you're Mike Trout, making the minimum, you are crazy valuable. My first six years, before I was a free agent, I was very valuable. But there's nothing you can do that can justify a $20 million contract.
Mark TeixeiraThe American Museum of Natural History is my son's absolute favorite place in the world! So we really, really, really love New York.
Mark TeixeiraThe Red Sox didn't handle negotiations with any kind of respect for me and my family, and the Rangers were the total opposite.
Mark TeixeiraI'm half-Italian and my name is Portuguese. Michael Young is half-Mexican. There are players from the United States that have heritage elsewhere and it's a great thing to have a world cup to celebrate the whole world. It shows the world that baseball is important and how great the game is.
Mark Teixeira