Mark Teixeira

Joe Girardi moved Mark Teixeira down the seventh on his lineup card for two nights, then moved him up to third Wednesday night. Teixeira’s glove is still golden, but his bat is still quiet. He made a great diving stop to start a 3-6-3 double pl...

Brian Heyman back here at Yankee Stadium for the series finale. After batting seventh the last two nights, Mark Teixeira is in the three hole with Kansas City switching to lefty Will Smith, who will make his big-league debut. “You look what Mar...

Dropped as low as seventh in the batting order for the first time in eight years, Mark Teixeira didn't think it would make much a difference on what pitches he'll see.

Neil Keefe looks at Joe Girardi's answers from his postgame press conference on Monday night to try to make sense of the Yankees' struggles.

The struggling first baseman was in the lowest spot in the order he had started a game since 2003, his rookie year with Texas.

The struggling first baseman was in the lowest spot in the order he had started a game since 2003, his rookie year with Texas.

The struggling first baseman was in the lowest spot in the order he had started a game since 2003, his rookie year with Texas.

Felipe Paulino blanked New York for the second time in a month, and Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur hit two-run homers to lead the Kansas City Royals over the reeling Yankees 6-0 on Monday night.

Felipe Paulino blanked New York for the second time in a month, and Mike Moustakas and Jeff Francoeur hit two-run homers to lead the Kansas City Royals over the reeling Yankees 6-0 on Monday night.

Mark Teixeira is out of the New York Yankees' lineup again, given another day off to try and shake the nasty cough that's been bothering him all season.

Mark Teixeira, his voice raspy and his demeanor subdued, said he was reaching the final options in his battle to shake an infuriating cough, which is simply to rest.