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Minnesota Twins legend Joe Mauer is a fan of Major League Baseball’s ABS system.
Mauer, 43, said the goal is to get every call right, and ABS has helped in that regard.
“I actually really like it. I think the technology has gotten to a point where the challenges are pretty quick and solved pretty quickly. And I think the goal for everybody is to get the call right. Ultimately, I think it’s been a good thing,” Mauer told Pakinomist Digital.
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Minnesota Twins shortstop Joe Mauer salutes the crowd during his number retirement ceremony at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minn., on June 15, 2019, before a game against the Kansas City Royals.
The ABS system is one of the latest things Major League Baseball has introduced to help improve the game, and Mauer praised the league for it.
“I think that’s what Major League Baseball and what we’re trying to do is keep trying to make the game better. I think that’s one of the rules … that’s helped it,” Mauer said.
Mauer, der blev optaget i Baseball Hall of Fame i 2024, var en catcher og en første baseman for tvillingerne. St. Paul, Minnesota, indfødte medvirkede på begge sider af bolden og ville helt sikkert have brugt ABS-systemet til sin fordel.
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Joe Mauer salutes fans during a pregame ceremony before the Minnesota Twins faced the Arizona Diamondbacks at Target Field in Minneapolis on August 5, 2023.
Efter sin pensionering i 2018 begyndte han at spille i American Century Championship. Mauer spiller i dette års turnering, som finder sted 10.-12. July at Edgewood Golf Course in Lake Tahoe.
The tournament has raised more than $8 million for regional and national charities. American Century Investments donerer 40 % af sit overskud til Stowers Institute for Medical Research og aktiverer fundraising ved turneringen for at drive direkte donationer til Stowers hvert år.
Mauer said his golf game isn’t in great shape at the moment, but that doesn’t matter when he enters the American Century Championship.
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Hall of Famer Joe Mauer waves to the crowd as he arrives at the National Baseball Hall of Fame during the Parade of Legends in Cooperstown, NY, on July 26, 2025.
“I think American Century does a great job of getting good people to come out there and be a part of the tournament, and it’s a lot of good golf, too. They make you feel like you’re on the tour for a week,” Mauer said.
The tournament will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock.
