Joe Mauer

Twins' catcher Joe Mauer will play 3 innings at catcher at extended spring training in Fort Myers, Florida today as part of his rehab from leg weakness and a shoulder injury. The Twins have a timetable for Mauer's return but they are not announcing it.

Twins' catcher Joe Mauer is heading to Fort Myers, Florida today to continue his rehab from bilateral leg weakness. Mauer has been working out in the pool in Minnesota and has taken batting practice. There is still no timetable for his return.

Twins' catcher Joe Mauer will stay on the disabled list Thursday despite being eligible to come off the disabled list because General Manager Bill Smith says he's not ready to return yet. Smith says Mauer was set back a week in his recovery because of a viral infection.

Twins' catcher Joe Mauer is feeling better this weekend after needing to be hospitalized Thursday night. Mauer has been fighting flu-like symptoms and after going to a doctor Friday it was determined that Mauer has a viral infection and that infection was causing his bilateral leg weakness. Mauer must remain on the disabled list until April 28 but the Twins expect him to return on April 28.

The Twins are going to miss Joe Mauer while he's on the disabled list. With Mauer out a combination of Drew Butera and Steve Holm will be the catchers. Neither Butera nor Holm are capable major league hitters and the Twins don't have better hitting option like they did last year. When Mauer got hurt last year the Twins called up the Twins turned to Wilson Ramos and in past year's had the option of going with Jose Morales.

The Twins placed catcher Joe Mauer on the 15-day disabled list with leg weakness and called up catcher Steve Holm from triple-A Rochester to replace him on the active roster. Mauer will fly to Baltimore to see a specialist before returning to the Twin Cities to begin rehab.

The Twins came from down 4-0 to beat the Yankees in New York 5-4 in 10 innings Tuesday night. Minnesota scored 4 runs in the 8th inning to force extra innings when Joe Mauer singled in Denard Span with the go-ahead run in the 10th inning. Delmon Young cleared the bases in the 8th inning with a double after Joe Mauer worked out a bases loaded walk to plate the first run.

It's Opening Day in the MLB. Even though we have snow on the ground it's always exciting.

The Twins beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 Monday afternoon in Bradenton, Florida. Joe Mauer went 2-3 with 1 RBI and both Matt Tolbert and Delmon Young were 2-3. Brian Duensing threw 5 innings with 3 hits and 1 unearned run to get the win and improve to 3-0 this spring. The Twins are 13-10 this spring and will play the Florida Marlins at 12:05 today in Jupiter, Florida.

Twins beat the New York Mets 4-3 in exhibition play in Fort Myers, Florida Wednesday afternoon. Joe Mauer made his exhibition debut and went 1-3 as the designated hitter. Danny Valencia went 2-2 with a run scored, Denard Span hit a solo homerun and Justin Morneau 0-3 playing first base.