Born: (1983-04-19) April 19, 1983 (age 41) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 5, 2004, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2018, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average
.306
Hits
2,123
Home runs
143
Runs batted in
923
Teams
Minnesota Twins (2004–2018)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (2006, 2008–2010, 2012, 2013)
AL MVP (2009)
3× Gold Glove Award (2008–2010)
5× Silver Slugger Award (2006, 2008–2010, 2013)
3× AL batting champion (2006, 2008, 2009)
Minnesota Twins No. 7 retired
Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame
Incoming Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
2024
Vote
76.1% (first ballot)
Joseph Patrick Mauer (born April 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman, who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Minnesota Twins. Widely regarded as the greatest contact hitter of all time at the catcher position in his prime, Mauer is the only catcher in MLB history to win three batting titles, and the only catcher to ever win a batting title in the American League (AL).
Mauer received six All-Star selections and won three consecutive Gold Glove Awards (2008–2010), five Silver Slugger Awards (including three in a row) and the 2009 AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award.[1] As of 2023[update], he is the most recent catcher to win (or even place in the top three in the voting) the MVP award in the American League, and one of only two catchers to win an MVP in the 21st century along with Buster Posey. Mauer was selected by the Twins as the first overall pick of the 2001 MLB draft and was a fan favorite during his career in large part due to him being a Minnesota native. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2024.
^Krawczynski, Jon (March 21, 2010). "Mauer, Twins agree to 8-year, $184 million extension". The Current. Associated Press. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2019.
Joseph Patrick Mauer (born April 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman, who spent his entire 15-year Major League...
candidates were inducted by BBWAA: Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, and JoeMauer. Beltré and Mauer were inducted in their first year of eligibility; Helton was...
Twins also had the AL MVP in Justin Morneau, the AL batting champion in JoeMauer, and the AL Cy Young Award winner in Johan Santana. In 2008, the Twins...
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Mauer played baseball and was named an All-Big Ten player. Mauer comes from a family heavily involved in athletics. Ken's cousins include JoeMauer and...
six times (1980, 1982–1984, 1986, and 1990), and JoeMauer and Jorge Posada have won it five times; Mauer won in 2006, 2008–2010 and 2013, while Posada won...
Minnesota Twins selected St. Paul, MN native JoeMauer with the number one pick in the 2001 draft. The 18-year-old Mauer, a catcher from Cretin-Derham Hall High...
Sizemore JoeMauer† Aubrey Huff N/A 2009 Mark Teixeira Aaron Hill Evan Longoria Derek Jeter† Jason Bay Torii Hunter Ichiro Suzuki JoeMauer† Adam Lind...
are the only three title seasons in which the winner hit no home runs. JoeMauer's 2006 title made him the first catcher to ever win an AL batting title...
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Phillies, won a World Series championship with the organization in 2008 JoeMauer, MLB Hall of Fame, five-time MLB All-Star, three-time AL batting champion...
Harold Baines, elected in December 2018 and inducted in July 2019, and JoeMauer, inducted in 2024. In the 58 drafts that have taken place through 2022...
Gloves with the Baltimore Orioles alongside winning partner Bobby Grich, and Joe Morgan paired with Dave Concepción for four combination wins with the Cincinnati...
by the New York Yankees. The team's star catcher and Minnesota native JoeMauer won the American League Most Valuable Player Award. On April 17, Jason...
the 2024 Hall of Fame induction class were announced. Adrián Beltré, JoeMauer, and Todd Helton were the candidates elected. January 27: Baseball Writers'...
Award. Jeter also finished third in the AL MVP voting, behind Minnesota's JoeMauer and Yankee teammate Mark Teixeira. It was also the fifth championship...
Tropicana Field. On September 20, Longoria caught the game-ending out, from JoeMauer in foul territory as the Rays clinched their first playoff spot in team...
Leagues; therefore, the winners are the same in each table. d c 1965 winner Joe Torre was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame for his managerial career...
222 Buddy Myer 2,131 222 Herman Long 2,128 223 Mike Piazza* 2,127 224 JoeMauer* 2,123 225 Tommy Davis 2,121 226 Duke Snider* 2,116 227 Dale Murphy 2...
the Arizona Diamondbacks. He became the 73rd player to reach this mark. JoeMauer (MIN): Recorded his 2,000th career hit with a single in the seventh inning...
On his second pitch of the game he gave up his first hit, a single, to JoeMauer. At the time of his debut, he was considered the 13th best prospect in...
mid-career include Mike Napoli, Craig Biggio, B. J. Surhoff, Joe Torre, Víctor Martínez, JoeMauer, Carlos Santana, Brandon Inge, and Dale Murphy (although...
amenities than their minor league teammates. Former Minnesota Twins star JoeMauer, who missed most of the first two months of the 2011 season due to a difficult...
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