On the day that the Minnesota Twin fans received terrible news about their closer Joe Nathan, they have good news from the receiving end of the battery, Joe Mauer.
According to many sources , the Twins have re-signed their 2009 American League MVP and three-time batting champion catcher to an 8-year deal for $184 million. The deal includes a full no-trade clause and keeps the homegrown (and hometown) All-Star with the team through the 2018 season.
A press conference is scheduled for Monday evening.
Mauer is a Minnesota Twin for life.
There was much speculation that the small market Twins would never be able to afford Mauer, and he would go to the Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees via free agency. But what these speculators did not realize is that the Twins ownership, the ...
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Joe Mauer Signs Eight-Year Extension with the Minnesota Twins
Posted: 21st March 2010 by Joseph DelGrippo in MLBComments Off on Joe Mauer Signs Eight-Year Extension with the Minnesota Twins