Joe Mauer

It's an MLBoyfriend first! A retired player wins the title. As always, I looked at the top players of the week, but as I thought about it, the highlight of the week in baseball for me was Joe Mauer being inducted into the Minnesota Twins Hall Of Fame.

A quick look at some of the stats and achievements that got Mauer into the Twins Hall of Fame:

• Career batting stats: .306 average, .388 OBP, 2123 hits, 143 home runs.
• 2009 American League MVP--with 99% of the vote.
• The only catcher to win the American League batting title--and he won it three times.
• 3 Golden Gloves, 5 Silver Sluggers, and 6 All-Star Games.

Of course, the fact that Joe is from St. Paul and spent all 15 years of his career with the Minnesota Twins made him a shoe-in for this honor.

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In addition to all the honors listed above, Joe Mauer has won the MLBoyfriend title 3 times on his own--and once in group effort. Let's take a look at a couple of the pics from his wins during his playing days.

August 8, 2016:
Joe Mauer's 1st MLBoyfriend title.

October 1, 2018:
Joe Mauer's last win as a player.

While I wasn't at Target Field for his induction into the Hall Of Fame, I was there the night the Twins retired Joe Mauer's number.

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Congratulations, Joe Mauer! You are my MLBoyfriend of the week.