brother Jake as the 677th overall pick in the 23rd round. Jake played at the University of St. Thomas in Saint Paul. Some observers concluded that this was an attempt to induce Joe to sign a contract, but Mike Radcliff, the scouting director of the Twins, denied this. Jake Mauer ended his playing career after the 2005 season but went on to manage the Gulf Coast League Twins (Rookie Level). After winning the GCL South with the Twins in 2009, Jake moved up to the High-A Fort Myers Miracle and managed the team for two seasons. 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. Mauer's other brother, Billy, signed with the Twins as an undrafted free agent in 2003 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 earned run average in 43 games. Billy now owns Mauer Chevrolet and Mauer Buick GMC, auto dealerships in the Twin Cities suburb of Inver Grove Heights. Joe's cousin, Ken Mauer, is a former referee in the NBA. Another cousin, Mark Mauer, is a former college football coach and player. See also List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year Award Baseball America Major League Player of the Year List of Gold Glove Award winners at catcher List of Silver Slugger Award winners at catcher List of Major League Baseball batting champions List of Major League Baseball career hits leaders List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a catcher leaders List of Major League Baseball players who spent their entire career with one franchise References External links 1983 births Living people American football quarterbacks American League All-Stars American League batting champions American League Most Valuable Player Award winners American people of Austrian descent Baseball players from Saint Paul, Minnesota Cedar Rapids Kernels players Elizabethton Twins players Fort Myers Miracle players Gold Glove Award winners Major League Baseball catchers Major League Baseball first basemen Minnesota Twins players New Britain Rock Cats players People from Sunfish Lake, Minnesota Players of American football from Saint Paul, Minnesota Rochester Red Wings players Quad Cities River Bandits players Silver Slugger Award winners Team USA players World Baseball Classic players of