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For Joe Mauer, being from Minnesota means this isn't goodbye | |
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Yes, the narrative of Joe Mauer's career was missing a championship chapter. That plotline stalled for a few years while the star was set back by injuries. Still, this story of the Minnesota native with the smooth left-handed swing who played for the Twins the entire time sure was made for a movie. Six weeks after Mauer symbolically donned his catcher's gear for one last crouch behind the plate in the final inning of the season , Mauer formalized his goodbye to the game at a tear-filled-yet-cheerful news conference to wrap up a 15-year major league career at age 35. MORE | |
| Leaders | |||||
| AVG: | E. Rosario | .288 | |||
| HR: | E. Rosario | 24 | |||
| RBI: | E. Rosario | 77 | |||
| SB: | E. Rosario | 8 | |||
| W: | J. Berríos | 12 | |||
| ERA: | K. Gibson | 3.62 | |||
| Saves: | T. Hildenberger | 7 | |||
| K: | J. Berríos | 202 | |||
| AL Central | ||||
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB |
| X-Cleveland | 91 | 71 | .562 | - |
| Minnesota | 78 | 84 | .481 | 13 |
| Detroit | 64 | 98 | .395 | 27 |
| Chi White Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 29 |
| Kansas City | 58 | 104 | .358 | 33 |
| Full Standings | ||||
| General Batting (Rank) | |||||
| AVG: | .250 (14) | ||||
| Runs: | 738 (13) | ||||
| Hits: | 1380 (15) | ||||
| Home Runs: | 166 (23) | ||||
| Stolen Bases: | 47 (27) | ||||
| OBP: | .318 (15) | ||||
| SLG: | .405 (18) | ||||
| Total Bases: | 2240 (16) | ||||
| General Pitching (Rank) | |||||
| Earned Run Average: | 4.50 (22) | ||||
| Runs Allowed: | 775 (22) | ||||
| Saves: | 37 (23) | ||||
| Strikeouts: | 1377 (16) | ||||
| OpBA: | .256 (23) | ||||
| OBP: | .332 (23) | ||||
| SLG: | .423 (23) | ||||
| Run Support: | 4.60 (14) | ||||
| Transactions | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Transactions | |||||||
| 11/9 | J. Mauer | Retired | |||||||
| 11/6 | K. Vargas | Signed to Play in Japan (Chiba Lotte Marines) | |||||||
| 11/2 | L. Bard | Declared Free Agency | |||||||
| 11/2 | D. Enns | Declared Free Agency | |||||||
| 11/2 | J. Hazelbaker | Declared Free Agency | |||||||
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| Injuries | |||||||||
| Date | Player | Status | |||||||
| 9/21 | M. Sanó | Left Leg Injury (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/15 | Z. Littell | Blister on right index finger (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/7 | T. Austin | Stiff back (day-to-day) | |||||||
| 9/2 | M. Reed | off 60-day DL | |||||||
| 8/19 | E. Santana | off 60-day DL | |||||||
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