Mark Teixeira, who has stated that he would like to play five more years, has added another goal for his career: reaching the 500 home run milestone that, before the steroids era, used to guarantee induction into the Hall of Fame. Teixeira, who is a free agent after 2016, stated that he believes he can reach the milestone if he is able to play as long as he’d like:
I think if I play long enough I’ll get there. God willing I’ll play four, five more years and that’d be a nice number.