Mauer was selected by the Minnesota Twins in the 23rd round (677th overall pick) of the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft,the same draft in which they selected his younger brother,Joe Mauer (who would go on to have a 15-year career with the team before being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024),with the first overall pick. [1] In five seasons in the Twins' farm system,Mauer compiled a .256 batting average with 82 runs batted in and no home runs.
After an elbow injury forced Mauer to retire following the 2005 season,he accepted a job as a Minor League coach with the Twins,and in 2008,was promoted to manager of the Gulf Coast League Twins. In Mauer's two seasons at the helm,the GCL Twins went 69-42,finishing in second and first,respectively,in the Gulf Coast League's Southern division. On October 21,2009,he was named manager of the Fort Myers Miracle following Jeff Smith's promotion to the double A New Britain Rock Cats. [2] Mauer's success in the Gulf Coast League did not carry over to the Florida State League,as he led the team to a 64-74 record his first season at the helm,its worst record since finishing 61-74 in 2004. Following the Twins' agreement to add the Cedar Rapids Kernels as the team's Low-A affiliate in November 2012,Mauer was named the team's manager. [3] After four seasons,he advanced to the Chattanooga Lookouts,their Southern League team for 2017.
The Mauers have a third brother,Billy,who signed with the Twins as an undrafted free agent in 2003,and pitched in the organization for three seasons before chronic shoulder problems forced him to retire from the game. He ended his minor league career with a 3-4 record and 3.66 earned run average in 43 games. [4] Their cousin is NBA referee Ken Mauer.
Jake resides in Shoreview,Minnesota with his wife,Rachel,and three children,Lauren,Jake,and Andrew. [5] [6]
The Fort Myers Mighty Mussels are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. They are located in Fort Myers,Florida,and play their home games at the Lee County Sports Complex at Hammond Stadium,which has a capacity of 7,500 and opened in 1991. The park is also used as the Minnesota Twins' spring training facility.
Joseph Patrick Mauer is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman,who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Minnesota Twins. Widely regarded as the greatest contact hitter of all time at the catcher position in his prime,Mauer is the only catcher in MLB history to win three batting titles,and the only catcher to ever win a batting title in the American League (AL).
Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman from 1998 to 2009,most prominently as a member of the Minnesota Twins where he was a Gold Glove Award winner. Mientkiewicz was also a member of the 2004 World Series winning Boston Red Sox team. He is one of five players to win both an Olympic gold medal and a World Series championship.
Matthew Lawton,Jr. is an American former professional baseball player whose career spanned 15 seasons,including 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Lawton,an outfielder,made his major league debut September 5,1995,with the Minnesota Twins,who signed him four years prior. He also played in the majors with the New York Mets (2001),the Cleveland Indians (2002–04),the Pittsburgh Pirates (2005),the Chicago Cubs (2005),the New York Yankees (2005),and the Seattle Mariners (2006). Over his major league career,Lawton compiled a .267 batting average with 1,273 hits,267 doubles,17 triples,138 home runs,631 runs batted in (RBIs),165 stolen bases,and 681 walks in 1,334 games played.
Justin Ernest George Morneau is a Canadian former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins,Pittsburgh Pirates,Colorado Rockies,and Chicago White Sox. At 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 220 pounds (100 kg),Morneau was drafted as a catcher by the Twins in 1999. He converted to first base in the minor leagues and made his MLB debut in 2003. Morneau held that position throughout his career and in 2007 became the first Twin since Gary Gaetti in 1987–1988 to hit 30 home runs in consecutive seasons.
William Joseph Rigney was an American infielder and manager in Major League Baseball. A 26-year big-league veteran,Rigney played for the New York Giants from 1946 to 1953,then spent 18 seasons as the skipper of three major-league clubs. The Bay Area native began his managerial career with the Giants (1956–1960) as the team's last manager in New York City (1957) and its first in San Francisco (1958). In 1961,Rigney became the first manager in the history of the Los Angeles Angels of the American League,serving into May of 1969. Then,in 1970,he led the Minnesota Twins to the American League West Division championship,the only postseason entry of his big-league tenure. Fired in midseason of 1972,he concluded his managerial career in 1976 by serving a one-year term at the helm of his original team,the Giants.
Terry Lee Steinbach is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher from 1986 to 1999,most notably as a member of the Oakland Athletics team that won three consecutive American League pennants and a World Series championship in 1989. He played his final three seasons with the Minnesota Twins. A three-time All-Star player,Steinbach won the 1988 All-Star Game MVP Award and caught two no-hitters during his career.
Christopher John Heintz is a former Major League Baseball catcher. He played with the Minnesota Twins from 2005–2007. He is currently a hitting coach for the Florida Complex League affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies. He is the brother of PGA Tour golfer Bob Heintz.
Joshua Wayne Rabe is a former Major League Baseball outfielder with the Minnesota Twins and former head baseball coach for Quincy University in Quincy,Illinois. He is currently the athletic director for Quincy University.
Floyd Bluford "Butch" Henry III is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher who played for five MLB teams from 1992 to 1999. Listed at 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) and 195 pounds (88 kg),he pitched and batted left-handed. Henry has also been a coach in Minor League Baseball and a manager in independent baseball.
Thomas Gray "The Mayor" Watkins,Jr. is an American former professional baseball third baseman and current coach. He is the third base coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Twins. In 2018 he served as manager of the Twins' Double-A affiliate,the Chattanooga Lookouts of the Southern League,after almost a decade as a coach in the Twins' farm system.
JoséGuillermo Morales is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball catcher. He played stints in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Minnesota Twins and Colorado Rockies between 2007 and 2011. He played for the Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.
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Jeff Smith is an American former professional baseball player and coach.
Brian Adam Dinkelman is an American former professional baseball second baseman who is the manager of the Cedar Rapids Kernels,the High-A minor-league affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. Dinkelman was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the eighth round of the 2006 MLB draft,and made his MLB debut on June 4,2011. He last played professional baseball in 2013,transitioning into coaching in the Twins organization. He served as the Kernels' hitting coach prior to his promotion to manager for the 2019 season.
Below are select minor league players and the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Minnesota Twins:
Jeffrey Michael Manship is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins,Colorado Rockies,Philadelphia Phillies,and Cleveland Indians. Manship has also played for the NC Dinos of the KBO League.
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Tim Scott Jorgensen is an American former professional baseball player and high school baseball coach. As a college baseball player for the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh,Jorgensen set Division III all-time records for most home runs in a single season and for most career home runs. He played professional baseball until 1999 and was later inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame.
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