Donald Charles "Jake" Mauer (born December 20, 1978) is a former Minor League Baseball player, and former

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Division III

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standout. He is a coach in the

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system. As a senior in , he set the

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season record for

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with 83, and is the school's career leader in hits (243), runs (181) & games (187). He was inducted into the St. Thomas Athletic Hall of Fame in .

Playing career

Mauer was selected by the

in the 23rd round (677th overall pick) of the

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, the same draft in which they selected his younger brother,

Joe Mauer Joseph Patrick Mauer (born April 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman, who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Minnesota Twins. A six-time All-Star, Mauer is the only ca ...

(who would go on to have a 15-year career with the team), with the first overall pick. In five seasons in the Twins' farm system, Mauer compiled a .256 batting average with 82

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and no

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Managing career

After an elbow injury forced Mauer to retire following the season, he accepted a job as a Minor League coach with the Twins, and in , was promoted to manager of the Gulf Coast League Twins. In Mauer's two seasons at the helm, the GCL Twins went 69-42, finishing in second and first, respectively, in the Gulf Coast League's Southern division. On October 21, , he was named manager of the Fort Myers Miracle following Jeff Smith's promotion to the double A New Britain Rock Cats. Mauer's success in the Gulf Coast League did not carry over to the Florida State League, as he led the team to a 64-74 record his first season at the helm, its worst record since finishing 61-74 in . Following the Twins' agreement to add the Cedar Rapids Kernels as the team's Low-A affiliate in November 2012, Mauer was named the team's manager. After four seasons, he advanced to the Chattanooga Lookouts, their Southern League team for 2017.

Personal life

The Mauers have a third brother, Billy, who signed with the Twins as an undrafted free agent in , and pitched in the organization for three seasons before chronic shoulder problems forced him to retire from the game. He ended his minor league career with a 3-4 record and 3.66

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in 43 games. Their

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Ken Mauer Ken Mauer Jr. (born April 23, 1955 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a former official in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 1986–87 NBA season to the 2021-22 NBA season. As of the beginning of the 2017–18 NBA season, Mauer offici ...

. Jake resides in Shoreview, Minnesota with his wife, Rachel, and three children, Lauren, Jake, and Andrew.

Honors

* Cretin-Derham Hall High School Raiders Minnesota State Champion ( & ) *

Division III 3rd team All-American () *NCAA Division III 2nd team All-America () *Division III College World Series All-Tournament team (2000 & 2001) *Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) co-Player of the Year (2001) *St. Thomas Athletic Hall of Fame () * Gulf Coast League Manager of the Year ()

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mauer, Jake Living people 1978 births Baseball players from Saint Paul, Minnesota Chattanooga Lookouts managers Elizabethton Twins players Fort Myers Miracle players Grand Canyon Rafters players Gulf Coast Twins players New Britain Rock Cats players Quad Cities River Bandits players Sportspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota