Mark Teixeira

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• Mark Teixeira would have preferred faster rehab, but he's healthy now

  Fla. -- Mark Teixeira says the Yankees ' conservative approach with his rehab hasn't always been easy to take."It's not my choice,'' the first baseman said Thursday after a workout at the team's minor- league complex. "If it was my choice, I would have been   Read more »

• Mark Teixeira gets first at-bats, but Brian Cashman has restrained reaction

  N.Y. -- When he heard that Mark Teixeira had had his first at-bat since March, Brian Cashman greeted the news with the dubious trepidation of . . . well, the general manager of an injury-plagued team."You gotta wait,'' Cashman said Monday afternoon, minutes   Read more »

• Yankees uniform seems to bring best out of newcomers

  27-time World Series champions appears to have convinced Overbay he was fully capable of replacing injured first baseman Mark Teixeira ."It's like, OK, we are good. I am good," said Overbay, second on the team with 24 RBIs. "I think it's just the level of   Read more »

• Yankees rally to beat Mariners and get CC Sabathia off the hook

  to be rude, Mark Teixeira , but no need to hurry.On the night Curtis Granderson returned to Yankee Stadium after healing from a fractured forearm, Lyle Overbay reminded everyone just who has been responsible for keeping this team in first place.Overbay, one   Read more »

• Jayson Nix could be an option at first base

  morning session, Nix borrowed a first baseman's glove from coach Brett Weber. He plans to hit up either Youkilis or Mark Teixeira for a game model."You just never know,'' Nix said. "We have a lot of guys down. I've got to stay ready.''Teixeira spent Saturday   Read more »

Around the web

• Yankees Move Ivan Nova to Bullpen; Mark Teixeira Expected to Return for Red Sox

  Tropicana Field. Two lockers away, the rookie Vidal Nuno, who will start Saturday, sat and watched. Several minutes later Mark Teixeira stood at his locker in the opposite corner of the clubhouse, discussing how he expects to make his season debut next Friday 9:02 PM from The New York Times Read more »

• Teixeira could return to Yankees lineup next week

  spring home) and will play in an extended spring training game Saturday, reports Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. And there's more: Mark Teixeira said he expects to play for Trenton on Wednesday and Thursday. Could join Yankees after that. Trenton is the Yankees' Double-A 5:39 PM from CBS Sports Read more »

• Mark Teixeira may return next weekend

  first baseman Mark Teixeira may return to the team next weekend after rehab games Wednesday and Thursday, MLB.com reports. He has yet to play this season while recovering from an injured wrist. Lyle Overbay has served as the regular first baseman in Teixeira's 5:25 PM from CBS Sports Read more »

• Teixeira Expects To Play In Minors Wednesday

  Fla. (AP) — Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira says he expects to play in a minor-league game Wednesday with Double-A Trenton. It will be his first game since hurting his right wrist in early March while preparing with the U.S. team for the World Baseball 3:30 PM from NPR Read more »

• Mark Teixeira to Rehab With Trenton Thunder

  24, 2013 - Eastern League (EL) Trenton Thunder TRENTON, NJ - According to multiple media reports, All-Star First Baseman Mark Teixeira is expected to play in Trenton on a rehabilitation assignment Wednesday, May 29 (10:35am) and Thursday, May 30 (7:05pm) as 2:22 PM from Our Sports Central Read more »