 Maurer spent his entire career with the Twins, playing with the club from 2004 to 2018, winning three American League batting titles, the only catcher to lead the American League in batting average three times. Maurer also named the 2009 American League MVP. He hit .365 that year. He also had 28 home runs. Joe Maurer thanked his late father and his grandfather for their belief in his abilities and also thanked his mom for teaching him it was more important to be a good person than a good player.