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Saturday marked the official start of spring training for the Minnesota Twins, as pitchers and catchers reported to Fort Myers, Fla. It's a big spring for many players who suffered injuries in 2011 as they look to prove they're back to full health. Minnesota lost 99 games last year and had many players spend time on the disabled list.
Before the rest of the Twins report...
Mauer ready from Day 1 of spring training
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- For most of his baseball life, Joe Mauer has been anything but normal.
The Twins catcher has been a star since he was a teenager growing up in St. Paul, Minn., and that didn't stop in his first six seasons in the big leagues. He was a four-time All-Star, three-time batting champion and the AL MVP in 2009.
After a series of ailments limited him to only...
Mauer a go from Day 1 of spring training (AP)
For most of his baseball life, Joe Mauer has been anything but normal. The Twins catcher has been a star since he was a teenager growing up in St. Paul, Minn., and that didn't stop in his first six seasons in the big leagues. He was a four-time All-Star, three-time batting champion and the AL MVP in 2009.
Mauer reports to Twins camp with no limitations
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) -- For most of his baseball life, Joe Mauer has been anything but normal.
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It's all systems go for Mauer
Unlike the start of his injury-filled 2011, Joe Mauer isn't playing catchup from Day 1 of spring training.
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