{"id":838,"date":"2011-06-30T17:30:37","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T21:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/inspiringathletes\/?p=838"},"modified":"2011-07-01T03:10:08","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T07:10:08","slug":"yankees-first-baseman-mark-teixeira-slams-300th-career-home-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspiringathletes\/2011\/06\/yankees-first-baseman-mark-teixeira-slams-300th-career-home-run.html","title":{"rendered":"Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira slams 300th career home run"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mark Teixeira (Photo courtesy of New York Yankees; Photo by Al Bello\/Getty Images North America)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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New York Yankees first baseman hit his 300th career home run today in a 5-0 victory against the Milwaukee Brewers. Check out the milestone bomb by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Teixeira has 25 homers on the season and is now the 130th player in the Major League Baseball history to reach that impressive milestone. He ranks 20th among active players.<\/p>\n

I’ve had two opportunities to speak with Teixeira. In my most recent conversation, he spoke about his committed belief in Christ and how that relationship helps him on the field:<\/p>\n

“I think that having a relationship with Christ makes me a better player,” Teixeira said. “It allows me to handle situations better. It allows me to treat people better and it allows me to have a better mental attitude towards baseball. I\u2019m not going to kill myself when I don\u2019t get a hit and that makes me better. Because when you put too much pressure on yourself, it\u2019s harder to play.”<\/p>\n

We’ll have the full transcript of that interview next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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