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Mark Teixeira, a Rare card
Mark Charles Teixeira, nicknamed "Tex", is an American politician and former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, and New York Yankees.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 80
- DEF
- 88
- Power
- 168
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 220,000
Power 168 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Mark Teixeira quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Mark Teixeira card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
In which decade?
Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in ____ he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year.
Answer
2000s. Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in 2000 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year. From the Mark Teixeira article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Chihuahua. Chihuahua 89 · Kingdom of Kongo 86 · Denazification 83 · Mark Teixeira 80 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- Before his professional career, he played college baseball at Georgia Tech, where in 2000 he won the Dick Howser Trophy as the national collegiate baseball player of the year.
- One of the most prolific switch hitters in MLB history, Teixeira was a member of the Yankees' 27th World Series championship team in 2009, leading the American League in home runs and runs batted in while finishing second in the Most Valuable Player Award balloting.
- Teixeira was a three-time All-Star, won five Gold Glove Awards and three Silver Slugger Awards, and holds the major-league record for most games with a home run from both sides of the plate, with 14.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Mark Teixeira article was read about 220,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 80 and blocks with 88: each hit it takes is cut by 35 %.
How to get Mark Teixeira
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Mark Teixeira (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons.
