Mark Texiera of the Texas Rangers, who is currently playing against the world in the first international baseball event, will take some time to play against the video game world as part of the latest Xbox Live® Game with Fame. Fans that are interested in standing in the batters box against the former Georgia Tech standout will need to keep their eye on the ball as well as on his Xbox Live gamertag ‘TexGWF.’ On Monday, March 13, fans will be able to challenge Teixeira from 12pm to 1pm PST using Major League Baseball®2K5 for Xbox®.

“Representing my country this month is a huge thrill for me, but I am going to have to elevate my game to play online against the Xbox Live community of baseball fans” said Teixeira.  “Fans are going to look to strike me out every time I step up to the plate, so I can’t wait to throw a few filthy sliders of my own for strike three.”

Teixeira was the only infielder from the Texas Rangers to start for the American League in the 2005 All-Star Game. The former first round draft choice had a terrific year at the plate hitting .301 with 43 home runs and drove in 144 runs. One of fantasy baseball’s top draft selections, Teixeira has developed into one of the game’s best-fielding first basemen. He won the AL Player of the Week award on two occasions in 2005 and is just the fifth player in Rangers’ history to register consecutive 100-RBI seasons.

The Xbox Live “Game with Fame” program gives Xbox Live subscribers the unique opportunity to meet, chat and play against some of today’s biggest athletes. Past “Game with Fame” celebrity players include Kansas City Chief running back Larry Johnson, Buffalo Bills running back Willis McGahee, Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green, Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antwaan Randle El, Atlanta Hawks forward Marvin Williams, New York Knicks center Channing Frye and Adrian Aucoin of the Chicago Blackhawks . For further information on other Xbox Live events, be sure to visit the “Game with Fame” Web site at http://www.xbox.com/gamewithfame.

The 2K-sports brand has always represented unparalleled realism and innovation and Major League Baseball®2K5 is no exception as it showcases spectacular visuals and standard-setting gameplay features.  The game also delivers exciting online play capabilities, including the ability to organize online leagues for every big league team. The entertaining modes in Home Run Derby® are also playable online, delivering the most complete online baseball gameplay anywhere.  As the exclusive and only officially licensed Major League Baseball video game to appear on every major gaming console, Major League Baseball 2K6 is slated for release at the end of March and will be available for the Xbox 360™ and Xbox® video game and entertainment systems from Microsoft.

Xbox Live continues to transform and unite Xbox game communities worldwide, with a presence in 24 countries worldwide and a global community of more than 2 million members. As the first and only global, unified online console games service, Xbox Live offers world-class games, intelligent matchmaking, tournaments, unique programming and integration with Xbox.com.

Xbox ( http://www.xbox.com/ ) is Microsoft’s future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in North America, Japan , Europe and Australia.

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