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By Kelly Thesier / MLB.com
03/21/10 6:04 PM ET
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Twins have locked up their hometown star for the long term.
The club has agreed to terms with catcher Joe Mauer on …

There are strong indications that the Minnesota Twins and All-Star Joe Mauer are gathering momentum in their negotiations for a long-term contract that would keep the catcher anchored to his hometown team for the foreseeable …

Mauer said he hears from the fans constantly. Most are supportive. But some are growing irritated because he has yet to agree to terms. Joe is starting to get some of those letters that begin: …

Might the agent be dragging it out until he hears the magic number? Is it merely a timing issue — right time, right place to announce it? Is Mauer having second thoughts? Is the hometown …

Ron Shapiro, the agent for Twins catcher Joe Mauer, has arrived in Fort Myers, Fla., to meet with the Twins, a club source confirmed on Wednesday night.
While it’s being shaped as Shapiro’s annual visit to …

On one side of Ft. Myers, Fla., Twins catcher Joe Mauer finished his workouts and started heading to the clubhouse. A Twins official hustled to help Mauer wind his way through the horde of fans, …

02.23.10: MLB.com Twins reporter Kelly Thesier talks about Joe Mauer and the opening of the Target Field
You can watch the clip to this link that will take you to the MLB site:
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?content_id=7172101&topic_id=8048958

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Joe Mauer showed up for Twins pitchers-and-catchers reporting day Sunday, played some catch and declared: “I’ll be a new man tomorrow.”
What’s that? Will he arrive Monday with a contract extension in …

Looking for reasons why Joe Mauer won’t leave the Twins, and for reasons why the MVP catcher will sign a contract in the area of 10 years for $200 million with them in the near …

Pssst: The Twins’ contract negotiations with Joe Mauer have begun moving along at a favorable pace, and now it’s highly likely a deal will be made to keep the all-star catcher in Minnesota.
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MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Twins watched local schoolboy Joe Mauer compete in hundreds of games in three different sports. They sent 15 scouts to watch him play baseball alone. They had dozens of talks with him …

On his way to the Sony Computer Entertainment studio in San Diego to do motion-capture work for the video game, Mauer’s Lincoln Town Car rolls up to an In-N-Out Burger in El Toro, Calif. The …

If you want to become the most unpopular sportswriter in Minnesota, try listing the potential drawbacks of signing Joe Mauer to a big, long contract extension. ¶ He’s the St. Paul kid, the reigning American …

While the Yankees and Red Sox have a policy of allowing deferred contracts to players, Twins owner Jim Pohlad made it clear that the Twins operate on the basis of paying players when …

Video to Interview with KARE11 here
MINNEAPOLIS — American League MVP Joe Mauer denied a report Tuesday he has reached an agreement with the Minnesota Twins for a 10-year contract extension.
“I don’t know where that came from,” Mauer …