Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad and first overall draft pick Joe Mauer are seen during a press conference at the Metrodome on June 6, 2001 in...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins poses during photo day at Hammond Stadium on March 1, 2010 in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins throws to first against the New York Yankees on October 11, 2009 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The New...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins celebrates with fans after winning the American League tiebreaker game against the Detroit Tigers on October 6, 2009...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins circles the field after the Twins defeated the Detroit Tigers to win the American League Tiebreaker game on October...
Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad, first overall draft pick Joe Mauer and Minnesota Twins general manager Terry Ryan are seen during a press...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins poses near the batting cages prior to the game with the Cleveland Indians on April 21, 2010 at Target Field in...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins celebrates after hitting a two run homerun in the first inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on April 6,...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins bats against the New York Yankees in Game Two of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on October...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins bats against the New York Yankees in Game Two of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on October...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins at bat against the New York Yankees in Game One of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins dives back toward first after a single during the American League Tiebreaker game against the Detroit Tigers on...
Joe Mauer, first pick in the 2001 draft, throws out the first pitch prior to the game between the Oakland Athletics and the Minnesota Twins at the...
Fromer Minnesota Twin Joe Mauer waves to the crowd prior to Game 3 of the Division Series between the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins at...
Former Minnesota Twins Joe Mauer waves to the fans prior to game three of the American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and the...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins at bat against the New York Yankees in Game One of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins bats against the Kansas City Royals on October 4, 2009 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins won...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins bats against the New York Yankees on October 7, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York. The Yankees won Game 1...
Manager Ron Gardenhire of the Minnesota Twins celebrates the win over the Detroit Tigers with Joe Mauer on October 6, 2009 at the Metrodome in...
Joe Mauer talks with Joe Nathan of the Minnesota Twins after an erron in the tenth inning against the New York Yankees in Game Two of the ALDS during...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins bats during game one of the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins doubles during the 1st inning of the American League Tiebreaker game against the Detroit Tigers on October 6, 2009...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins at Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois, USA, July 20, 2006 as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Chicago White Sox by a...
Minnesota Twins' catcher, Joe Mauer, batting during their game against the Chicago White Sox on August 25, 2006 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago,...
Minnesota Twins' Catcher, Joe Mauer takes a late throw as Scott Podsednik slides safely into home plate during their game against the Chicago White...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins drives in the winning run as Kurt Suzuki of the Oakland Athletics catches during Opening Day on April 8, 2011 at...
Former Minnesota Twins player Joe Mauer talks during his induction into the Twins Hall of Fame prior to the start of the game against the Arizona...
Jason Kubel of the Minnesota Twins is greeted by Joe Mauer after hitting a go ahead grand slam against Mariano Rivera of The New York Yankees in the...
Jace Peterson of the Baltimore Orioles is out at first base as Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins fields the ball during the second inning of the game...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins is out at second base as Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles attempts to turn a double play during the fourth...
April 12: Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins bats against the Boston Red Sox on April 12, 2010 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins won...
April 12: Pitching coach Rick Anderson, Carl Pavano, and Joe Mauer walk from the bullpen to the dugout across center field prior to the start of the...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins in the third inning against the Boston Red Sox during the Twins home opener at Target Field on April 12, 2010 in...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins bats during the Opening Day game against the Boston Red Sox at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 12,...
Joe Mauer and Jon Rauch of the Minnesota Twins celebrate a win after a game against the Boston Red Sox during the Twins home opener at Target Field...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins hits an RBI double in the second inning against the Boston Red Sox during the Twins home opener at Target Field on...
Catcher Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins stands on the field during warm ups prior to their Opening Day game against the Los Angeles Angels of...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins slides safely past Russell Martin of the Toronto Blue Jays to score a run during the seventh inning of the game on...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins slides in safe on a wild pitch against Edgar Santana of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the sixth inning during...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins slides in safe on a wild pitch against Edgar Santana of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the sixth inning during...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins runs the bases against the New York Yankees in Game One of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium...
Mark Teixeira of the New York Yankees hits a walk off home run in the eleventh inning as Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins looks on in Game Two of the...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins hits a eleventh inning single against the New York Yankees in Game Two of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at...
Mark Teixeira of the New York Yankees hits a walk off home run in the eleventh inning as Joe Mauer the Minnesota Twins looks on in Game Two of the...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins bats against the New York Yankees in Game One of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at Yankee Stadium on October...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins follows through on a third inning double against the New York Yankees in Game One of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB...
Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees slides into home to score a run past catcher Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins in the fourth inning of Game One...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins slides into home safely past CC Sabathia of the New York Yankees on a passed ball by Jorge Posada in the third...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins looks on during batting practice before Game One of the ALDS against the New York Yankees during the 2009 MLB...
Joe Mauer and the Minnesota Twins celebrate after defeating the Detroit Tigers during the American League Tiebreaker game on October 6, 2009 at...
Don Kelly of the Detroit Tigers slides safely into home plate to score as Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins applies the tag during the 10th inning of...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins bats against the Chicago White Sox on September 23, 2009 at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois.
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins bats against the Oakland Athletics on September 11, 2009 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The A's won...
Jose Ramirez of the Cleveland Indians is out at first as first baseman Joe Mauer makes the tag under pitcher Michael Tonkin of the Minnesota Twins at...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins misses a catch in foul territory of the ball hit by Robinson Chirinos of the Texas Rangers during the fourth inning...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins is tagged out at the plate by Luis Perdomo of the San Diego Padres during the first inning of a baseball game at...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins slides past the tag of Christian Vazquez of the Boston Red Sox in the fourth inning of a game at Fenway Park on June...
Minnesota Twins Joe Mauer celebrates with teammates after Mauer hit a walk-off single to beat Cleveland Indians 2-1 in a twelve inning game at Target...
Kennys Vargas and Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins celebrate a walk-off win of the game against the Cleveland Indians in the early morning hours on...
Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins looks on as teammate Oswaldo Arcia celebrates a walk-off single against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the...