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Minnesota Twins legend Joe Mauer is a fan of Major League Baseball’s ABS system.
Mauer, 43, said the goal was to get every call right, and ABS helped in that regard.
“I actually really like it. I think technology has gotten to a point where challenges are pretty quick and solved pretty quickly. And I think everyone’s goal is to respond correctly. Ultimately, I think that’s a good thing,” Mauer told PK Press Club Digital.
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Minnesota Twins player Joe Mauer waves to the crowd during his retirement ceremony at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 15, 2019, before a game against the Kansas City Royals. (David Berding/USA Today Sports)
The ABS system is one of the latest things Major League Baseball introduced to help improve the game, and Mauer praised the league for it.
“I think that’s what Major League Baseball, and what we try to do, is to continue to try to improve the game. I think it’s one of those rules … that has helped that,” Mauer said.
Mauer, who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2024, was a catcher and first baseman for the Twins. The St. Paul, Minnesota native played on both sides of the ball and certainly would have used the ABS system to his advantage.
Mauer spent his entire 15-year career with the Twins and had a career .306 batting average with 143 home runs and 923 RBIs.
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Joe Mauer greets fans during a pregame ceremony before the Minnesota Twins face the Arizona Diamondbacks at Target Field in Minneapolis on August 5, 2023. (Bruce Kluckhohn/USA Today Sports)
Upon his retirement in 2018, he began playing in the American Century Championship. Mauer will compete in this year’s tournament, which will take place July 10-12 at Edgewood Golf Course in Lake Tahoe.
The tournament raised more than $8 million for regional and national charities. American Century Investments donates 40% of its profits to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and activates a tournament fundraiser each year to generate direct donations to Stowers.
Mauer said his golf game isn’t in great shape right now, but that doesn’t matter when he attends 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, New York, July 26, 2025. (Gregory Fisher/Imagn Images)
“I think American Century does a great job of getting good people to come and play the tournament and it’s also a lot of good golf. They make you feel like you’re on tour for a week,” Mauer said.
The tournament will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock.
