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Joe Mauer

Birthdate:

4/19/1983

Height / Weight:

6' 4" / 220 lbs.

Place of Birth:

St. Paul, MN, USA

Bats / Throws:

L / R

Baseball Historian Biography

The 6 ft 4 inches 220 pound Joe Mauer is quickly becoming one of the top hitting catchers of all-time. He stated with the Minnesota Twins at age 21 in 2004 and batted a solid .308 in 35 games. In 2005 as the Twins first string catcher he hit .294 in 131 games. Joe Mauer led the American League with a .347 batting average in 2006.

Upon Further Review:

Joe Mauer can drive the ball from line-to-line, and he can quickly adjust to the pitcher’s fastball, curves and changeups. A dangerous clutch hitter he knows the strike zone, walked 79 times in 2006 and struck out just 54 times in 521 at bats.

A great athlete, he runs well, has a strong throwing arm, and Twins pitchers say ‘he works well with them.’

In the first 3 games of 2007 Joe Mauer lined 5 hits in 11 at bats and Minnesota won all three games.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	G	GS	W	L	SV	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	WP	HBP	BK	ERA
3 years		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	AVG	OBP	SLG
2004	MIN (AL)	35	107	18	33	8	1	6	17	11	14	1	0	0	1	0	3	.308	.369	SLG
2005	MIN (AL)	131	489	61	144	26	2	9	55	61	64	13	1	12	1	0	3	.294	.372	SLG
2006	MIN (AL)	140	521	86	181	36	4	13	84	79	54	8	3	21	1	0	7	.347	.429	SLG
3 years		306	1117	165	358	70	7	28	156	151	132	22	4	33	3	0	13	.321	.399	.SLG

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