Barring a dramatic drop in production or a career ending injury we are privileged to be witness to the greatest catcher of all-time. Joe Mauer has won as many batting titles as every other catcher in history combined. In 2006 he became the first backstop to lead the American League as well as MLB in batting. His .327 career average leads all catchers in the modern era.
Hitting is not the only area he excels. He also taken home back to back Gold Glove awards.
He still has a ways to go to catch Rod Carew's Minnesota Twins franchise record of 7 batting titles, but with the talent Mauer possesses nothing is out of reach. AS he continues to play more records are sure to be broken further cementing his legacy.
Joe Mauer may be the only player in our lifetime to go down as the greatest ever at their position. Baseball fans everywhere should feel fortunate to witness such a thing and sit back and bask in Mauer's sweet swing and glorious sideburns.
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