April 19: Happy Birthday, Joe Mauer!


Happy Birthday, Joe!

  • Joseph Patrick Mauer was born on April 19, 1983 in St. Paul, Minnesota.
  • 6x All-Star, MVP, 3x GG, 5x SS, 3x Batting Titles, 2x OBP Leader, SLG Leader, OPS Leader
  • .306 AVG, 143 HR, 923 RBI, 52 SB, 2.123 Hits
Joe Mauer and his team:
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  1. UnknownApril 19, 2020 at 3:25 PM

    Joe I do not know how you could do 250 deep knee bends catching pitches and warm ups, catch pitches in the dirt, get hit with foul balls, encourage your pitcher, coax the umpire, see if batter has made any adjustments, and hit for average. YOU HAD INCREDIBLE SKILLS AND TOUGHNESS OVER A LONG CAREER Happy Birthday~Lee Beam

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