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Article: Raffy who? Teixeira makes Rangers forget about Palmeiro.(SPORTS)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 6, 2005
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Byline: Bob Cohn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
The careers of Mark Teixeira and Rafael Palmeiro collided at a crossroads in Arlington, Texas, two years ago. It is safe to say their lives have taken markedly divergent paths since.
Teixeira, who grew up near Baltimore in Severna Park, Md., switched from third base to replace the popular and accomplished Palmeiro as the Texas Rangers' regular first baseman in 2003. Some of the veterans didn't like the rookie taking over, but that's baseball. Last season Teixeira, with 38 home runs and 112 RBI, emerged as a prime slugger. Palmeiro, nearing the end of his career, had 23 homers and 88 RBI for the Orioles.
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