JOE MAUER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Mauer returns to lineup for Twins
Joe Mauer has returned to the Minnesota Twins lineup after missing one game because of a stiff back.
Mauer was scratched from Friday night's game against Boston after he woke up with back pain. Manager Ron Gardenhire says Mauer came to Target Field on Saturday feeling much better, and he was put back in the lineup as the designated hitter. The plan is for him to catch the series...
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Mauer out of Friday's lineup with stiff back
MINNEAPOLIS Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer is out of the lineup on Friday for the series opener against the Boston Rex Sox. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said that Mauer came to the park Friday with a stiff back.
"The decision was not to play him," Gardenhire said. "We'll see how he does through the night and check on him for tomorrow, see how it goes."...
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Twins show off St. Paul Saints throwback jerseys
MINNEAPOLIS The Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers will "Turn Back the Clock" on May 30. On Monday, members of the Twins helped show off the uniforms they'll be wearing for that game.
Minnesota will wear gray throwback uniforms of the 1948 St. Paul Saints team, while the Brewers will also wear jerseys from the 1948 season. Twins catcher Joe Mauer and closer Glen...
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Twins offense riding hot bats of Mauer, Morneau
MINNEAPOLIS Before getting blanked by the Orioles on Sunday, the Minnesota Twins' offense seemed to finally be finding its groove after a dormant April. Not surprisingly, the M&M Boys had something to do with the resurgence.
In the first month of the season, Minnesota scored just 92 runs, tied for fourth-fewest in all of baseball. Granted, the Twins played a few less games...
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Twins Monday: Mauer's slump is unprecedented
Even batting champs have their struggles.
After going 0-for-4 in Monday's loss to Detroit, Twins catcher Joe Mauer is now hitless in his last 20 at-bats. That's the longest hitless streak of his 10-year career. It surpasses the three-time batting champion's 0-for-17 slump during mid-August in the 2007 season.
Before Mauer's slump began on Thursday against Texas...
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21 days ago
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Twins' Mauer enjoys another four-hit outing
MINNEAPOLIS Simply put, Joe Mauer is in the zone.
The Twins catcher is in the type of zone where you expect him to get a hit every time he comes to the plate and when he doesn't, you're surprised. It's not a new phenomenon for Mauer to go through a hot streak like this, but it's certainly an encouraging start to the season for the three-time batting champion, who...
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April 17, 2013
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TWINS HAVING TWINS
Mauer and wife expecting twins
Joe Mauer and his wife are expecting twins, the Minnesota catcher/1B confirmed. Is he the first Twins player to father twins?
Minnesota Twins: 3 Up and 3 Down
Joe Mauer
The Minnesota Twins finished 2012 with the worst record, 66-96, in the American League. They ranked 28th in baseball with a team ERA of 4.77 and their staff finished dead last in all of baseball with 943 strikeouts. Things weren’t that much better offensively where the Twinkies eked out a meager 131 home runs which ranked them 27th in baseball. Josh Willingham did have...
Gallery: Joe Mauer’s new wife, Maddie Bisanz
Despite requests from the Boston Red Sox, Terry Ryan, the Minnesota Twins general manager has said that Joe Mauer is off the market. And just like the Twins are saying that, Mauer’s new wife, Maddie Bisanz, is too. Bisanz, now a nurse, and Mauer have been long-time friends in St. Paul, Minnesota. And as the head of the Twins franchise (and in the middle of a ridiculous eight...
Joe Mauer should move to third
For years, fans and media alike have argued whether the Twins would benefit more by moving "injury-prone" Joe Mauer to a less taxing position than catcher. For years, I've been arguing that Mauer is most valuable as a catcher, by a wide-margin, and for...
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May 14, 2012
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