Joe Mauer

Joe Mauer
Mauer with the Minnesota Twins in 2017
Catcher / First baseman
Born: (1983-04-19) April 19, 1983 (age 41) Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Batted: Left Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 5, 2004, for the Minnesota Twins
Last MLB appearance
September 30, 2018, for the Minnesota Twins
MLB statistics
Batting average	.306
Hits	2,123
Home runs	143
Runs batted in	923
Teams
Minnesota Twins (2004–2018)
Career highlights and awards
6× All-Star (2006, 2008–2010, 2012, 2013) AL MVP (2009) 3× Gold Glove Award (2008–2010) 5× Silver Slugger Award (2006, 2008–2010, 2013) 3× AL batting champion (2006, 2008, 2009) Minnesota Twins No. 7 retired Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction	2024
Vote	76.1% (first ballot)

Joseph Patrick Mauer (born April 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman, who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Minnesota Twins. Widely regarded as the greatest contact hitter of all time at the catcher position in his prime, Mauer is the only catcher in MLB history to win three batting titles, and the only catcher to ever win a batting title in the American League (AL).

Mauer received six All-Star selections and won three consecutive Gold Glove Awards (2008–2010), five Silver Slugger Awards (including three in a row) and the 2009 AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award.^[1] As of 2023^[update], he is the most recent catcher to win (or even place in the top three in the voting) the MVP award in the American League, and one of only two catchers to win an MVP in the 21st century along with Buster Posey. The Twins selected Mauer as the first overall pick of the 2001 MLB draft. He was a fan favorite during his career, largely due to him being a Minnesota native. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2024.