Joe Mauer’s jersey retirement is set for Saturday night.

Late on Saturday afternoon at Target Field, the Minnesota Twins are going to retire the number of their hometown hero, Joe Mauer. #7 was drafted in the 2001 draft, and fortunately enough, the Twins had the first overall pick in the Major League Draft that season. Minnesota had a couple of options presented to them. They could have taken stud pitching prospect, Mark Prior, or they could have taken Minnesota native, Joe Mauer....

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