Yankees legend delivers rare Republican win in after $2.5M gamble
New York Yankees legend Mark Teixeira provided one of the few positive results for the Republicans in the midterms after pouring in $2.5M of his own money and being endorsed by Trump.
TL;DR
- Mark Teixeira, a former New York Yankees player and 2009 World Series winner, has been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas' 21st Congressional District.
- Teixeira invested $2.5 million of his own funds into his campaign and received endorsements from Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott.
- His victory was seen as one of the few positive results for Republicans on a night that saw other key races not go their way.
- Teixeira previously played for the Texas Rangers and had a distinguished 14-season MLB career, earning five Gold Glove Awards and three Silver Slugger Awards.