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USA Baseball: Mark Teixeira Must Perform Well to Salvage MLB Reputation

Team USA announced its roster for the World Baseball Classic, we instantly noticed a fair blend of rising stars and established talent. The one glaring question mark, however, was none other than a five-time Gold Glove Award winner who has been labeled as a star on the decline.

In order to salvage his damaged MLB reputation, that man must shine at the WBC—that man is New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira.

Teixeira is coming off of a season in which he hit .251 with 24 home runs and 84 RBI in 123 games played. Those were Teixeira's lowest home run and RBI totals of his 10-year career.

His batting average marks the third consecutive season in which he's gone from a .300 hitter to one barely above .250.

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