When Mark Teixeira avoided a home plate collission with Rays catcher Bobby Wilson this week, the baseball world found out something about him that Yankees fans already know: Teixeira plays the game hard, smart and always within the rules.
“I didn’t think I was safe. I was just wondering if we could maybe steal one from a technicality,” Teixeira said, according to MLB.com. “I guess the rule says you’ve got to give the runner a lane. I was hoping that maybe we could steal one. I was out.
Yankees Mark Teixeira Is A Gentleman And A Brawler
