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St. Paul Native, Twins Alum Joe Mauer Inducted Into The Baseball Hall Of Fame
"It was truly an honor to be a (Minnesota Twin) and represent my hometown team," Mauer said.
July 22, 224
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — He's known as a man of few words, but on Sunday, Joe Mauer shared a life's worth of gratitude and memories as he officially became a Major League Hall of Famer.
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Mauer was a high school phenom in both football and baseball in St. Paul and was named USA Today's High School Player of the Year in football in 2000 and baseball in 2001.
He was drafted by his hometown Twins with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 MLB Draft.
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