

Contract: Signed through 2010
| AVG | HR | RBI | Runs | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| .365 | 28 | 96 | 94 | 4 |
| Period | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | HBP | K | SH | SF | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .394 | .269 | |
| 12 | 44 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .273 | .439 | .341 | |
| 18 | 63 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .476 | .429 | |
| 138 | 523 | 94 | 191 | 30 | 1 | 28 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 5 | .365 | .444 | .587 |
| Period | C | DH | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 109 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | HBP | K | SH | SF | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 107 | 18 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 3 | .308 | .369 | .570 | ||
| 131 | 489 | 61 | 144 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 13 | 1 | 61 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 3 | .294 | .372 | .411 | ||
| 140 | 521 | 86 | 181 | 36 | 4 | 13 | 84 | 8 | 3 | 79 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 7 | .347 | .429 | .507 | ||
| 109 | 406 | 62 | 119 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 57 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 3 | .293 | .382 | .426 | ||
| 146 | 536 | 98 | 176 | 31 | 4 | 9 | 85 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 11 | .328 | .413 | .451 | ||
| 138 | 523 | 94 | 191 | 30 | 1 | 28 | 96 | 4 | 1 | 76 | 2 | 63 | 0 | 5 | .365 | .444 | .587 | ||
| 699 | 2582 | 419 | 844 | 158 | 15 | 72 | 397 | 34 | 7 | 368 | 9 | 296 | 3 | 32 | .327 | .408 | .483 | ||
Minnesota Twins' catcher Joe Mauer has been voted the AL's Most Oustanding Player by the Major League Baseball Players Association, according to the
Mauer is in a tight race for AL MVP with the Yankees' Mark Teixeira, but apparently the players believe he was the best in his league. Mauer's .365 average was outstanding this season, not to mention he added 28 homers and 96 RBI.
Joe Christensen of the
The injury sounds pretty minor, but any discomfort for Mauer has to be a concern for the Twins. He is a gamer who would not miss a playoff game for something like this, so expect him to be just fine for Game 3. If the injury gets too sore, Mauer could DH at some point if the series continues.
Joe Mauer went 2-for-4 and worked a pair of walks in the Twins 4-3, 11-inning loss to the Yankees on Friday night. They head home to Minnesota trailing 2-0 in the series.
Mauer hit a ground-rule double down the line to lead off the 11th, but the ball was called foul when it was clearly fair. He mustered a single after it was called back, and the Twins ended up loading the bases with no one out, but failed to score. The Yankees won it on a solo homer by Mark Teixeira in the first at-bat of the bottom of the inning and the Twins have to be livid over the umpiring. Someone was looking out for the Bronx Bombers.
The
Most players say things like this and still take the biggest offer on the table, but Mauer may be one guy who is telling the truth. He is a Minnesota boy, and if the Twins prove they can be competitive every season, we could see Mauer signing a long-term deal. It also wouldn't surprise anyone if he ended up breaking the bank with the Yanks or Red Sox before the 2011 season.
Joe Mauer went 2-for-5 in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Royals.
Mauer has his major league leading average up to .371 and is hitting at a .386 clip in September. His worst statistical month? July, where he "struggled" to hit .309 with four homers and 14 RBI.
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