TAMPA — Mark Teixeira has ended a 12-year relationship with agent Scott Boras.

“There are a lot of things and no reason to go into details,” Teixeira said. “We have been together long enough and time to go in a different direction.”

It sounds like a decision Teixeira has thought about for a while.

“When I hired Scott at 18 to help with career there was talk about free agent contract. At times I was Mark Teixeira, Scott Boras client instead of Mark Teixeira, baseball player.

Boras, who helped Teixeira land an eight-year deal for $180 million contract with the Yankees, also lost Alex Rodriguez. He did pick up Robinson Cano.