Joe Mauer Profile
Minnesota Twins #7 - CatcherBorn: 1983/04/19 Age: 28
Height: 6-5
Weight: 235
Place of birth: St. Paul, MN
Bats/Throws: L / R
Seasons: 7
Drafted by: the Minnesota Twins in 2001 (1st round)
Biography:
Joseph Patrick Mauer was born April 19, 1983 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Click here for a complete listing of today's sports birthdays.) Joe was the youngest of three brothers. Jake III and Billy are his older siblings. All had baseball in their genes.To Joe’s parents, Teresa and Jake Jr., it seemed that all three of their sons were destined to star on the diamond. Jake was a baseball coach by profession. his dad and three uncleshad played professionally. Joe’s grandfather, Jake Sr., had also played pro ball. He was most similar to Joe in terms of skills and makeup.
Every year, the Mauer boys could be found outside throwing, hitting, running and fielding until the Minnesota winters drove them indoors. Then they would simply move their fun to the basement, where Joe delighted in being the runner in games of "pickle," or as they called it, "Hot Box."
Their dad gave them as much baseball tutoring as they could handle. When they had mastered ordinary pitching machines, Jake Jr. invented a new one, which dropped balls right into the strike zone. Joe’s quick, compact left-handed swing can be traced back to this homemade teaching item.
n 1999, as a 16-year-old, Joe was selected for an 18-and-under international team. He helped the squad win a gold medal in Taiwan. He returned to St. Paul as a junior and led Cretin-Derham to the state championship in football.
In the fall of 2000, Joe put together another spectacular year as a senior quarterback. In the playoffs, he tossed seven touchdowns in one game. In the state championship, however, Joe failed to win a second straight title, completing just 14 passes and throwing a pair of ill-timed interceptions in a 24-14 loss to Eden Prairie.
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