Mark Teahen
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"Mark Thomas Teahen" is an American-Canadian former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and Toronto Blue Jays.

He graduated from Yucaipa High School in 1999 and attended Saint Mary's College of California/St. Mary's College in California. Teahen was drafted 39th overall in the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft/2002 draft by the Oakland Athletics with a sandwich pick between the first and second rounds. He was one of the featured players in the book Moneyball, which claimed that he had the potential to become the next Jason Giambi.

Prior to the 2009 World Baseball Classic, Teahen, whose father was born in St. Marys, Ontario, became a naturalized Canada/Canadian citizen and played for Team Canada in that event. In 2011, Teahen and Brett Lawrie both started in the infield for the Blue Jays, marking the first time the squad had two Canadians in its starting lineup.

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I think I learned a lot throughout the year. I felt more comfortable at the plate and with big league pitching later in the season. This year is totally different than last year. I came in last year, my first big league camp, trying to figure things out. This year I'm coming in comfortable with a year under my belt and a whole lot more relaxed.

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Opening Day was really fun because it was a packed house. If that brings in more fans and generates more revenue, we can spend more money on players. It's win, win for everyone.

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I stayed up watching last night, to see if it passed. I think it's great for the team. It'll bring in free agents. Other free agents know that Kansas City is a great town but may have held back because of the other facilities.

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I think it was. You could see improvement. We scored some runs and pitching was on the plus side. For the older guys, it probably didn't mean to much, but for the younger guys, it was good for us.

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