Mark Teixeira slipped into the third spot in the Angels lineup with the smile of a player moving from a struggling team to a superior one.
The switch-hitting first baseman with 20 homers this season and two Gold Gloves in his career made his debut Wednesday night with Los Angeles, which had the best record in baseball heading into the finale of its three-game series with Boston.
The Angels obtained Teixeira on Tuesday from the injury-plagued Atlanta Braves for first baseman Casey Kotchman and minor league pitcher Steve Marek.
Teixeira's former teammates wished him well when they learned of the trade.
"The first thing they said was, …
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