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Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer has played his last game. Mauer wrote a letter to Twins fans that the team published on their website Friday. According to Phil Miller and La Velle Neal of the Star Tribune, Mauer is also announcing his …
Joe Mauer is in the final year of his long-term, big-money contract with the Minnesota Twins, and he says he will weigh retirement after the season. Mauer, 35, spoke with The Star Tribune’s La Velle E. Neal III and shared his thoughts on …
Minnesota Twins manager Paul Molitor says he is not concerned about the struggles Joe Mauer has experienced during a rehab assignment. Mauer was cleared from a concussion and began a rehab assignment on Tuesday. He went 0-for-6 in a doubleheader on …
Joe Mauer has been in the league for 14 years now, but his current injury has to be a first even for him. The Minnesota Twins first baseman was forced to leave Friday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers with a neck issue, which was described …
Major League Baseball gets a lot of attention for its young stars. The likes of Bryce Harper, Mike Trout, Manny Machado, and Carlos Correa are all under the age of 30 and look like they’ll be successful for years and years to come. It may be a …
Baseball players have caught a bad rap over the years for not being, shall we say, the most sculpted of athletes (need we say more?). There are, however, a handful of players who are so physically talented that they could also have been big hits in …
It’s been over two years since Joe Mauer suffered his most recent concussion, but he says the repercussions of his head injuries have affected his play for the last two seasons. Mauer told the Pioneer Press that the effects of his most recent …
Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan confirmed what we already knew: Joe Mauer’s catching days are over. The one-time All Star at the position returning to the backstop would simply be too risky from a health perspective, Ryan said. …
Joe Mauer is struggling through his worst season as a pro, and even his own family members are being critical of him. Mauer’s grandfather, Jake, a former baseball player himself and someone who has guided and been a fan of his grandson forever, …
Your browser does not support iframes. A rare thing happened at Target Field in Minnesota on Wednesday night: Joe Mauer was booed by the home fans. This was an unusual occurrence for two reasons. One, Mauer usually doesn’t play poorly enough to …
Sometimes that CB Bucknor just gets a little overeager while serving as a homeplate umpire. Thursday was one of those days. During the top of the ninth inning in the Minnesota Twins-Chicago White Sox game, Bucknor punched out Joe Mauer on a breaking …
Given how valuable Joe Mauer is to the Minnesota Twins franchise, it was only a matter of time before his catching career ended. Catcher is the most taxing position in baseball. It’s no surprise that there are hardly any above average hitters …
Your browser does not support iframes. Joe Mauer broke up Anibal Sanchez’s no-hit bid in the ninth inning on Friday night, marking the third time in his career that he has spoiled a no-hitter in the ninth. Mauer singled on a 1-1 pitch with one …
Get your puns ready, because Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer and his wife, Maddie, are expecting twins. Charley Walters of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported the news Wednesday. “Obviously, we’re both really excited and couldn’t …
Sorry ladies, but one of the most eligible bachelors in sports is off the market. Twins catcher Joe Mauer reportedly proposed to his girlfriend Maddie Bisanz over the weekend and she said yes. “We couldn’t be happier, and we’re both …
A 22-year-old man named Josiah Abeler died recently after suffering a seizure in his sleep. I’m sure his family and friends are going through a difficult time, but that doesn’t mean the person who wrote the obituary had to take a shot at …
