Former Minnesota Twin Joe Mauer returns to American Century Championship
STATELINE, Nev. — Born and raised in Minnesota, Joe Mauer was a generationally talented catcher and an even better person. Mauer had a career batting average of .306 through 15 seasons with the Minnesota Twins spanning from 2004 to 2018. Joe began playing in the American Century Championship in the summer of 2019.
During the 2022 tournament, Mauer tied for 48th place with a Stableford score of 7. 鈥淓verything鈥� keeps drawing Joe back to this special tournament. 鈥淭here鈥檚 a great group of people who put it [this tournament] on. We鈥檙e here to raise money. I always tell everyone: there鈥檚 very few places I鈥檒l leave Minnesota on July 4, but this [Lake Tahoe] is one of them.鈥� Since Joe鈥檚 retirement, he claims that he鈥檚 been busier than he was during his playing days. 鈥淚 played the game for 20 years and there鈥檚 a lot of things you couldn鈥檛 do at that time.鈥� He says that he鈥檚 spending the majority of his time with his young kids.
The Mauer family resides in Minnesota where they鈥檙e spending a lot of time together. Joe鈥檚 response as it pertains to coaching was 鈥渘othing on the radar right now. I never say never. I鈥檓 enjoying the kids and some of the things I鈥檓 into right now. We鈥檒l see what happens.鈥� Even though Joe Mauer was an exceptional player and a Twins legend, he can be described as an even better person. His calm demeanor and friendly individuality, makes it hard to find Joe turning a fan down for an autograph or photo opportunity.
Not only is Joe Mauer a well-known figure in the baseball world, but his cousin, Ken, is a long tenured NBA basketball referee. Obviously, The Mauer family definitely has some athletic genes and we expect to see more of that in the future from the Minnesotans.
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