The newest member of the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame will be Joe Mauer.
The Twins announced Friday that Mauer will be inducted into the team’s HOF before the Aug. 5 game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He’ll become the 38th member of the team’s most prestigious club, joining:
- Harmon Killebrew
- Rod Carew
- Tony Oliva
- Kent Hrbek
- Kirby Puckett
- Calvin Griffith
- Herb Carneal
- Jim Kaat
- Bert Blyleven
- Tom Kelly
- Bob Allison
- Bob Casey
- Earl Battey
- Frank Viola
- Carl Pohlad
- Zoilo Versalles
- Gary Gaetti
- Jim Rantz
- Rick Aguilera
- Brad Radke
- George Brophy
- Greg Gagne
- Jim Perry
- Camilo Pascual
- Eddie Gaurdado
- Tom Mee
- John Gordon
- Torii Hunter
- Michael Cuddyer
- Andy Macphail
- Johan Santana
- Jerry Bell
- Joe Nathan
- Justin Morneau
- Ron Gardenhire
- Dan Galdden
- Cesar Tovar
Mauer was the 2009 American League MVP and went to the All-Star Game six times. He won five Silver Slugger awards, three batting titles and snagged three Gold Glove honors.
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