Bobby Nightengale of the Star Tribune reviews Joe Mauer‘s baseball career from T-Ball to his last game at catcher:

In a family filled with athletes, Joe always stood out. There is a picture of Mauer, his diaper partially showing, on a trip to the batting cage with his two older brothers. Mauer’s mother, Teresa, said he was booted from a tee-ball league in St. Paul at 4 years old because he hit the ball too hard.

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Mauer is currently at 84.2% at the Hall of Fame Tracker. The public ballots tend to be more generous than the private ballots, so Mauer may just get in. I suspect the final tally will be around 78%.