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Joe Mauer | Catcher

Team: Minnesota Twins
Age / DOB:  (30) / 4/19/1983
Ht / Wt:  6'5' / 233
Bats / Throws: Left / Right
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Joe Mauer (back) returned to the Twins' lineup Saturday.
Mauer was held out of Friday's game with lower back stiffness, but it was never a major concern. He's batting in the No. 2 spot Saturday and will serve as the Twins' designated hitter against the Red Sox. May 18 - 3:49 PM
Source: Tyler Mason on Twitter

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Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Joe Mauer is out of Friday's lineup due to back stiffness.

It isn't a major concern, but Twins manager Ron Gardenhire didn't want take any chances. Consider him day-to-day.
Source: Rhett Bollinger on Twitter
May 17 - 5:25 PM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Joe Mauer is not in Friday's lineup against the Red Sox.

He's just getting the day off. Ryan Doumit will start behind the plate Friday while Chris Parmelee will bat second.
Related: Ryan Doumit, Chris Parmelee
Source: Brandon Warne on Twitter
May 17 - 4:48 PM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Joe Mauer went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Friday's extra-inning loss to the Orioles.

Mauer had a two-run single and a pair of doubles. The 30-year-old backstop has 11 hits in his last 23 at-bats and has pulled his batting average up from .286 to .320 in the process. He's performing pretty much as advertised for fantasy owners.
May 11 - 12:36 AM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Joe Mauer is not in Wednesday's lineup against the Tigers.

He's getting a breather with the day game after the night game. Ryan Doumit will start behind the plate.
Related: Ryan Doumit
Source: Phil Miller on Twitter
May 1 - 11:16 AM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Joe Mauer went 4-for-5 with three RBI in the Twins' 8-6 victory against the Angels on Tuesday.

Mauer also went 4-for-5 with three RBI in Monday's victory over Anaheim. The 29-year-old catcher is among the hottest hitters in baseball right now, boasting a .386/.417/.579 batting line with two home runs and seven RBI over his first 13 games. When he's healthy, Mauer flat out rakes. That's always been true.
Apr 16 - 11:55 PM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Joe Mauer went 4-for-5 with a homer, a double and three RBI to lead the Twins to an 8-2 win over the Angels on Monday.

Mauer has raised his average to .346 during an eight-game hitting streak. He hasn't gotten many chances to drive in runs, not with Aaron Hicks struggling as the leadoff man, but he's done his best to kickstart the offense from the two hole.
Apr 16 - 12:15 AM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Joe Mauer will bat second at the start of the season for the Twins.

Hitting him in the two-hole allows manager Ron Gardenhire to put the right-handed hitting Josh Willingham in between lefty swingers Mauer and Justin Morneau. Plus, more importantly, it means the Twins won't have someone batting second that should be toward the bottom of the order.
Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter
Mar 31 - 11:08 AM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Joe Mauer delivered a three-run homer and a three-run double in the Twins' 14-5 rout of the Blue Jays on Sunday.

Mauer looked good in the WBC and he's performing even better in the Grapefruit League, with a .400 average and no strikeouts in 20 at-bats. He remains a threat to win the batting title every year.
Mar 24 - 5:37 PM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Joe Mauer and David Wright are the first two players to commit to playing for team USA in the World Baseball Classic.

Other notable players announced included Justin Morneau and Brett Lawrie for Canada, Chien-Ming Wang and Hong-Chih Kuo for Chinese Taipei, Robinson Cano and Jose Reyes for the Dominican Republic, Adrian Gonzalez and Jaime Garcia for Mexico, Andruw Jones and Roger Bernadina for the Netherlands, Carlos Beltran and Yadier Molina for Puerto Rico and Miguel Cabrera and Pablo Sandoval for Venezuela. More names should be announced in the coming days and weeks.
Source: MLB PR on Twitter
Mon, Dec 3, 2012 04:57:00 PM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Peter Gammons of MLB.com reports that the Red Sox inquired on Joe Mauer in September, October and November and were told by the Twins each time that he's "not being traded."

Well, that pretty much settles it. Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com wrote a column Tuesday saying that the Sox should target Mauer in a trade, but it sure sounds like he's not going anywhere. The Twins owe Mauer a whopping $138 million over the next six seasons, so it would make some sense to consider offers for him if they don't believe they're close to contention. They're not ready to give up their star, though, especially when he's coming off a year where he batted .319/.416/.446.
Related: Red Sox
Source: Peter Gammons on Twitter
Tue, Nov 27, 2012 09:32:00 PM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

The Twins have removed the interim label from general manager Terry Ryan.

Ryan returned to the general manager position last November after Bill Smith was fired. He previously served as Minnesota's general manager from 1995-2007. The Twins had the worst record in the American League this season at 66-96.
Source: Minnesota Twins on Twitter
Fri, Oct 5, 2012 04:25:00 PM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Joe Mauer went 0-for-2 with a pair of walks in Wednesday's loss to the Blue Jays.

Mauer ends the season with a .319 average, his best mark since he hit an eye-popping .365 in 2009, and likely good enough for fourth in the American League. His .416 on-base percentage will go down as tops in all of baseball, however. Not bad for a player who was drawing boos at Target Field earlier this season. Six months shy of his 30th birthday, Mauer is signed with the Twins through 2018.
Wed, Oct 3, 2012 09:35:00 PM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said during a conference call with season-ticket holders Thursday that he's thought about giving Joe Mauer some playing time at third base next season.

Gardy has yet to approach Mauer, so obviously it's not an idea that's far along. Perhaps it will gain more steam next spring. "That's the first I've heard of it today," Mauer said. "I haven't even wrapped my head around it, so if that is the case, hopefully I have some time to prepare for it. But I think, and I've said this all along, I think we're a better team when I'm behind the plate."
Source: Twins.mlb.com
Sun, Sep 30, 2012 02:59:00 PM
Joe Mauer - C - Twins

Joe Mauer went 3-for-4 with four RBI and a run scored in Sunday's win over the Tigers.

Mauer drove in his first two with a single and a sac fly before capping things off with a two-RBI triple. He seems to have gone a little overlooked because of the Twins' poor season, but Mauer is having a terrific year, batting .326/.419/.462 with 10 homers and 83 RBI.
Sun, Sep 23, 2012 04:32:00 PM

Depth Charts

Batters
PosRoleName
C1Joe Mauer
1B1Justin Morneau
2B1Brian Dozier
2Jamey Carroll
SS1Pedro Florimon Jr.
2Eduardo Escobar
3B1Trevor Plouffe
LF1Josh Willingham
2Wilkin Ramirez
CF1Aaron Hicks
2Darin Mastroianni
RF1Oswaldo Arcia
2Chris Parmelee
DH1Ryan Doumit
Starting Pitcher
PosRoleName
S1Scott Diamond
2Vance Worley
3Kevin Correia
4Mike Pelfrey
5Pedro Hernandez
6Cole De Vries
Relief Pitcher
PosRoleName
R1Glen Perkins
2Jared Burton
3Josh Roenicke
4Casey Fien
5Brian Duensing
6Anthony Swarzak
7Ryan Pressly
8Tim Wood