The Minnesota Twins at a press conference at Cretin-Derham Hall High School, have announced they will retire #7 in honor of Joe Mauer.
Mauer becomes the 8th person in Minnesota Twins franchise history to have their number retired, joining #3 Harmon Killebrew, #6 Tony Oliva, #10 Tom Kelly, #14 Kent Hrbek, #28 Bert Blyleven, #29 Rod Carew, and #34 Kirby Puckett. #42 Jackie Robinson is also retired across the entire MLB. A date for the ceremony has not yet been announced, but will take place during the upcoming 2019 season.