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Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer to get second opinion on back

Mar. 13, 2009
Twins catcher Joe Mauer will see a doctor in Baltimore on Saturday to get a second opinion on his ailing back.
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla., March 10 (UPI) -- Joe Mauer, the Minnesota Twins' two-time American League batting champ and Gold Glove catcher, is set to undergo tests on his sore back Wednesday.

AL batting champ undergoes surgery

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer has undergone "minor" surgery to eliminate a kidney obstruction, General Manager Bill Smith said Friday.

MLB: Minnesota 4, Kansas City 1

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 9 (UPI) -- Joe Mauer drove in two runs for the Minnesota Twins, who escaped a ninth-inning Kansas City threat Friday and beat the Royals 4-1.

MLB: Minnesota 7, Detroit 6

MINNEAPOLIS, May 4 (UPI) -- Joe Mauer and Nick Punto each drove in two runs for the Minnesota Twins, who edged Detroit 7-6 Sunday for their fifth win in a row.

MLB: Minnesota 3, Kansas City 1

MINNEAPOLIS, July 30 (UPI) -- Scott Baker gave up just one run in eight innings and Joe Mauer drove in three runs Monday as the Minnesota Twins defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1.

Mauer signs big new deal with the Twins

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Catcher Joe Mauer of the Minnesota Twins Sunday agreed to a four-year contract that will keep him with the team through 2010.

Twins catcher AL player of week

NEW YORK, June 12 (UPI) -- Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer was named Monday as the American League player of the week.

MLB: Minnesota 6, Detroit 5

MINNEAPOLIS, June 6 (UPI) -- Joe Mauer's three-run shot in the bottom of the eighth Sunday snapped a tie and lifted the Minnesota Twins to a 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

Two Twins catchers out with injuries

MINNEAPOLIS, April 8 (UPI) -- Two Minnesota Twins catchers have been sidelined with injuries in two days.

Mauer out indefinitely

MINNEAPOLIS, April 7 (UPI) -- Minnesota rookie catcher Joe Mauer has a torn meniscus cartilage in his left knee and will be sidelined indefinitely.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler