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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Twins making progress on extension for Mauer </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Joe Mauer - C - MIN - Jan. 29 </TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Twins manager Ron Gadrenhire told USA Today's Bob Nightengale Friday that contract extension discussions with Joe Mauer "couldn't be going better."
"It would be [a[ massive upset if Mauer['s] contract extension isn't resolved by spring," writes Nightengale. That's obviously great news for Twins fans and the organization. Mauer, 26, hit an incredible .365/.444/.587 in 2009 with a career-high 28 home runs and 96 RBI. He also won a Gold Glove.
Source: Bob Nightengale on Twitter
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"It would be [a[ massive upset if Mauer['s] contract extension isn't resolved by spring," writes Nightengale. That's obviously great news for Twins fans and the organization. Mauer, 26, hit an incredible .365/.444/.587 in 2009 with a career-high 28 home runs and 96 RBI. He also won a Gold Glove.
Source: Bob Nightengale on Twitter
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