Positions: C-810, DH-63, 1B-14
Full Name: Joseph Patrick Mauer
Born: Apr 19,1983 in St. Paul, Minnesota
Height: 6-4 Weight: 220 Bats: Left Throws: Right
High School: Cretin-Derham Hall (St. Paul, Minnesota) "Raiders"
College: None
Contract: Signed 4-year, $33,000,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins on Feb 11,2007. Avoided arbitration
Drafted: Selected by Minnesota Twins in 1st Round (1st overall) of 2001 amateur entry draft (June-Reg) (Signing Bonus: $4,000,000)
Amateur Draft #1 Pick 2001
Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year 2003
Batting Champion 3x AL 2006,2008-2009
First Round Draft Pick 2001 (#1)
Futures Game Participant USA 2003
Gold Glove Award 2x AL (C) 2008-2009
High School All-American 2001 (C)
Home Run Derby Participant 2009
| Major League All-Star Game 3x 2006,2008-2009
MLB Most Valuable Player AL 2009
Player of the Month 2x Jun-2006 (AL),May-2009 (AL)
Player of the Week 2x Jun-11-2006, May-24-2009
Silver Slugger Award 2x AL © 2006,2008
Top Prospect 2002 MLB (#7),2003 MLB (#4),2004 MLB (#1),2005 MLB (#1),2002 Min (#1),2003 Min (#1),2004 Min (#1),2005 Min (#1)
Topps All-Star Rookie 2004 (C)
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Signed by Scout: Mark Wilson
MLB Debut: Apr 5,2004
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