Kanekoa Jacob Texeira (born February 6, 1986) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and the current manager of the Gwinnett Stripers, the Triple A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners and Kansas City Royals.

After pitching all of 2007 in Kannapolis, he split 2008 between the Class-A advanced Winston-Salem Warthogs and the Class-AA Birmingham Barons.

On November 14, 2008, the White Sox traded Texeira along with first baseman/outfielder Nick Swisher in exchange for infielder Wilson Betemit, and minor league pitchers Jeffrey Marquez and Jhonny Nuñez.

However, Texeira and Jesús Colomé were designated for assignment on May 31, 2010, as the Mariners promoted pitchers Sean White and Garrett Olson.

[5] On June 3, 2010, Texeira was claimed off waivers by the Kansas City Royals, who designated Brad Thompson for assignment to make room for him.

[11] Texiera made his AA season debut for the Trenton Thunder of the Eastern League on August 5, 2011.

Texeira signed a contract to pitch for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

[citation needed] On June 23, 2014, Texeira signed a minor league deal with the Atlanta Braves.