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Joe Mauer
Joe Mauer
	Joe Mauer at bat on September 14, 2008
Minnesota Twins – No. 7
	Catcher / First baseman
	Born: April 19, 1983 (age 41); St. Paul, Minnesota
	Bats: Left Throws: Right
debut
	April 5, 2004, for the Minnesota Twins
Career statistics ; (through 2013 season)
Batting average	.323
Hits	1,414
Home runs	105
Runs batted in	634
On-base percentage	.405
Slugging percentage	.468
Teams
	Minnesota Twins (2004–present);
Career highlights and awards
	AL MVP (2009); 6× All-Star (2006, 2008–2010, 2012–2013); 3× AL batting champion (2006, 2008–2009); 3× Gold Glove Award (2008–2010); 5× Silver Slugger Award (2006, 2008–2010, 2013); 1× World Baseball Classic participant (2013);

Joseph "Joe" Patrick Mauer (born April 19, 1983) is an American baseball catcher and first baseman in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins. He is 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall and weighs 220 pounds (100 kg). He bats left-handed, and throws right-hanged.

Mauer was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School in St. Paul and played three sports, including baseball. Mauer was a stand-out in baseball; he recorded a batting average higher than .500 in every season he played at Cretin-Derham Hall, and he struck out only once in his four-year career. The Twins selected him with the first overall pick of the 2001 draft, and he reached the major leagues in 2004.

Mauer is the only catcher in MLB history to win three batting titles. He has also won three consecutive Gold Glove awards (2008–2010), and the 2009 American League (AL) Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award.