FACT/FLUKES: Teixeira, E. Santana, Simon, Carter, Bradley Jr.

Teixeira rediscovers power stroke ... It's unlikely anyone predicted a Mark Teixeira (1B, NYY) renaissance this season, but at age 35 the oft-injured first baseman has thus far managed to avoid the injury bug and is mashing like it's 2011. What are the odds he keeps this up through September and beyond?

Year   AB   BA    xBA  bb%  ct%  h%  HctX    G/L/F   HR   PX  xPX  hr/f
====  ===  ====  ====  ===  ===  ==  ====  ========  ==  ===  ===  ====
2011  589  .248  .281   11   81  24   124  35/18/47  39  151  133   17%
2012  451  .251  .281   11   82  26   122  41/19/39  24  137  120   16%
2013   53  .151  .239   13   64  16    76  29/29/43   3  139  128   20%
2014  440  .216  .254   12   75  24   114  41/21/37  22  125  119   18%
2015 ...

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