Joe Mauer didn't need to win the American League Most Valuable Player award on Monday to justify his historic season, just as he doesn't need that particular piece of hardware to reaffirm his status as the best catcher in baseball. But this latest honor is especially appropriate because it serves as a reminder that no player in baseball is more valuable to his town, his team or his franchise ...

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BERLIN — The owner of a local fitness center, a group of high school students and a local supermarket are doing their part to fight hunger in town.

Major League Baseball's American League Most Valuable Player Joe Mauer will be performing the ceremonial puck drop before Wednesday night's tilt between the Minnesota Wild and the Boston Bruins. The 2001 graduate of St. Paul's Cretin-Derham Hall H...

REUTERS/Jeff Haynes Joe Mauer Twins' Joe Mauer adds MVP honors to his season's haul By Pat Borzi Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 Joe Mauer added another major trophy to his post-season collection today — the big one: the American League Most Valuable Player Award.

Tick, tick. Will Joe Mauer be with the Twins forever? It's a big question as the catcher is named AL MVP. With Mauer's deal up after '10, Minnesota management needs to lock down the St. Paul native, Scott Miller says.

So, it looks like I spent another sports year feeling pre-agitated about things that did not come especially close to happening. Zack Greinke won the Cy Young Award ... he won it rather easily. There was no sudden and overpowering push to get Jack Morris into the Hall of Fame while Bert Blyleven writhes in baseball limbo. The Cleveland Browns did not hire Eric Mangini.

Joe Mauer became the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award, finishing first in a near-unanimous vote Monday.

Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.

Joe Mauer's bat might not be magical, but it sure seems like it sometimes, as it did back on May 1, when the Twins' catcher belatedly started his 2009 season.