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Take a bow, Tex! Slam huge for Yankees
- Updated: September 10, 2016
NEW YORK — Mark Teixeira, the final season of his career drawing ever closer to its end, delivered the Yankee Stadium crowd one more huge swing Friday night in the Yankees’ 7-5 win over the Rays.
With two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Yankees holding a 3-2 lead over the Rays, Teixeira unloaded a game-breaking grand slam, wheeling on a Kevin Jepsen fastball out over the plate and sending it into the Yankees’ bullpen in right-center field. As he rounded first base, he pumped his fist.
“My bat’s a little slow right now. That’s no secret. Teams know that,” Teixeira said. “So the feeling when your bat’s quick, that’s a good feeling. And tonight I felt pretty quick.”
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His homer, the decisive blow in a win that pulled the Yankees to within a single game of the second American League Wild Card slot, earned Teixeira a long ovation from the New York fans and, eventually, a curtain call.
“I remember my first one, and this may be the last,” Teixeira said. “This late in my career, knowing I’ve had a tough season, …
