Mauer joins All-Star Home Run Derby
Posted on: Friday, 10 July 2009, 22:21 CDT
Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer joined the 2009 All-Star Home Run Derby contest when he was invited Friday by Major League Baseball.
The American League's leading hitter with a .388 batting average -- and the 2006 AL batting champion -- came off the disabled list May 1 after beginning the season with a back injury.
Maurer was the franchise's first player ever with 11 home runs and 30-plus RBI in a month when he returned and has surpassed his single season output with 15 homers.
I just think it's a great event,
Mauer said on the team's Web site.
He has arranged for his high school coach -- Jim O'Neill, from Cretin-Derham Hall in St. Paul, Minn. -- to pitch to him in the derby.
Detroit third baseman Brandon Inge, just named an all-star Friday, also accepted an invitation to the slugfest, scheduled for Monday, the day before the All-Star game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
Source: United Press International
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