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      • Mauer was the No. 1 pick in the 2001 MLB draft out of Cretin-Derham Hall High School, where he struck out just once across his four-year high school career and was the first high school athlete ever to be named USA TODAY's High School Athlete of the Year in two sports (football and quarterback).
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  2. But in his first full season with the Twins in 2005, Mauer hit .294 with 26 doubles and 55 RBI. The next year, Mauer became the first AL catcher to win a batting title by hitting .347 en route to the first of six All-Star Game selections and five Silver Slugger Awards.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Joe_MauerJoe Mauer - Wikipedia

    He was the youngest player to win a batting title since Alex Rodriguez in 1996. After going 2-for-4 in the last game of the 2006 regular season, Mauer confessed to reporters, "When I told you I wasn't thinking about the batting title? I was lying. I've never been that nervous in my life.

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  4. Nov 14, 2023 · Oliva's .328 average made him the first rookie in modern history to win a batting title, and he also paced the AL in hits, runs and doubles. His 374 total bases led the Majors and is tied with Hal Trotsky (1934) for the most by any first-year player.

  5. Jones won his first batting title at age 36, the oldest switch-hitter to win a batting title. Jones hit .364 during 2008, one point off the all-time switch-hitter high for a season of .365, set by Mickey Mantle in 1957.

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  6. Gwynn's batting average would have dropped to .349 (159 hits in 455 ABs) with four hitless ABs added to reach the 502 PA requirement, but this would still have been higher than the next-highest eligible player (Ellis Burks with a .344 average), so he was awarded the 1996 NL batting title. The first batting average champion in the NL was Ross ...

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  7. Jan 4, 2012 · He was the first acknowledged black player to perform in the major leagues in the twentieth century and went on to be the first to win a batting title, the first to win the Most Valuable Player award, and the first to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

  8. Jan 24, 2024 · Mauer was the No. 1 pick in the 2001 MLB draft out of Cretin-Derham Hall High School, where he struck out just once across his four-year high school career and was the first high school athlete...

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