Joe Mauer

Imagine being the best catcher in the MLB and one of the best batters with a batting average of 0.364. He’s not he best home run hitters but he still gets on base. That’s Joe Mauer starting point for the Minnesota Twins was when they drafted him in 2001. Now Joe Mauer is a hitting machine, a catcher with a strong arm, and a great teammate.
If you watch baseball games on TV or Sports Center you will agree that Joe Mauer is the best catcher in the MLB. With an arm that’s so strong that he can throw from home plate all the way to 2nd base on his knees. He helps the pitchers by giving them the right pitch like a fastball or a curveball and the right spot to pitch the ball. That’s why Joe Mauer is the best catcher on the field in the MLB.
Joe is one of the best hitters in Major League Baseball because his dad made him a machine to help him improve his skills when he had nobody to practice with and that made him a better hitter. Since he was a kid he could hit the ball better than anybody on his little league team, and now with a batting average of .364 which is the 7th best in the MLB. He is now the best hitter on his major league team. That helps the Minnesota twins because they can depend on him to get on base when they need to score in order to win a ball game. Those are most of the reasons that makes Joe Mauer is one of the best hitters in the MLB.
Minnesota is proud to have Joe Mauer on the team because he brings people to games and he helps win ball games. If you like Major League Baseball you would know they like him because they just extended his contract for eight years. That is why Joe Mauer is one of the best players in Major League Baseball and why the Minnesota Twin like him so much.