Texas Rangers first baseman Mark Teixeira was named the American League player of the week.

Teixeira hit safely in all six games he played last week, averaging .458 (11-24) with two home runs, five runs batted in and six runs scored.

The 25-year-old also boasted a .500 on-base percentage and an .875 slugging percentage, plus led the AL with four doubles and 21 total bases.

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Teixeira is batting .286 with 10 HRs, 28 RBIs and 33 runs in 44 games this season, his third with the Rangers.

He is a .272 hitter overall with 74 HRs, 224 RBIs and 200 runs in 335 MLB games since being drafted fifth overall by Texas in 2001.

Teixeira won a Silver Slugger Award as a major-league sophomore last season.

with files from Sports Network