Nov 30, 2023 · Mauer is also the only catcher to ever win an American League batting title, and he did it three times, in 2006, 2008, and 2009. In that 2009 season, he also won the AL MVP, a Silver Slugger, and ...

Jan 24, 2024 · Joe Mauer has, quite fittingly, become the seventh Twin to make the Baseball Hall of Fame. He spent his entire career with his hometown team, and now he is officially not only recognized as one of ...

Jan 20, 2024 · For the last 20+ years, the Joe Mauer origin story has been tantamount to the fable of Paul Bunyan, oft-recited and well-learned by a few generations of Minnesotans. It was a feel-good hometown ...

Nov 28, 2023 · Joe Mauer. Born in St. Paul and drafted straight out of Cretin-Derham Hall High School, Mauer had perhaps the keenest eye and sweetest swing of any Twins alum. Not only dominating pitch-calling ...

Feb 22, 2018 · Joe Mauer was a worthwhile investment. Mauer serves as a very instructive example of how skewed the current salary system is in both underpaying elite players and perversely rewarding the decline ...

Apr 18, 2024 · Joe Mauer & the Slide Heard ‘Round The World. As 2004 dawned, 21-year-old Joe Mauer was the talk of the town. With the Minnesota Twins having traded away popular (yes, ...

Apr 24, 2018 · Joe Mauer, from Minnesota (the state of Minnesota is t-32nd in 2017 baseball players; Minnesota has, of course, just 1 MLB team) Brandon Crawford , California (1st in 2017 players; 5 teams in ...

Feb 11, 2024 · Mauer, Hunter and Correa are batting .196, .132, and .125, respectively, in the playoffs. ALCS hero Lewis is 0-14 in the series. Joe Ryan and Paddack/Ober are scheduled to pitch next — bring out ...

Nov 6, 2008 · Was Joe Mauer deserving of his first Gold Glove? A discussion of defensive metrics for catchers and how the winning catcher from the AL stacks up against the rest of the league.

Jun 15, 2019 · One of the best catchers of all time belongs in Cooperstown