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Source: Mauer, Twins Agree To 10-Year Contract

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Feb 1, 2010 6:46 pm US/Central

Source: Mauer, Twins Agree To 10-Year Contract

Other Media Contradicting WCCO Report

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) ― A source tells WCCO-TV's Mark Rosen that American League MVP Joe Mauer has come to a preliminary agreement with the Minnesota Twins for a 10-year contract extension.

Mauer, 26, and the Twins had been pretty quiet about contract negotiations, while fans were eager to find out if their hometown hero would be staying put at last weekend's annual fan festival.

This is Mauer's final year of his current contract and manager Ron Gardenhire said Friday he was confident that both sides would come together and strike a deal.

Other media outlets late Monday published stories online that contradicted the WCCO report.

ESPN's Buster Olney reported on a Twitter account that "Multiple sources now saying that the (WCCO) report on a preliminary agreement for Mauer is not accurate."

And the Minneapolis Star Tribune's national baseball beat writer, Joe Christensen, cited two sources who claimed that an agreement had not been reached.

WCCO's Rosen Monday afternoon reaffirmed that the framework of a 10-year agreement had been reached. He also noted that deals like this can fall apart late in the process and that the two sides were still working out final details on incentives.
 
Mauer's current salary this season is $12.5 million. Contract details about his new salary were not immediately released.

Mauer became only the second catcher in 33 years to win the coveted AL MVP award, finishing first in an almost unanimous vote in November.

Mauer set a major league record for highest batting average by a catcher and won his third batting title, becoming the first repeat batting champion since Nomar Garciaparra in 1999-00.

He's been voted to the All-Star team three times and won his second straight AL Gold Glove award.

Mauer was born in St. Paul and would've been a free agent after the 2010 season.

Rosen spoke with Gardenhire during TwinsFest last week and he talked about Mauer's negotiations.

"We all know it needs to get done. We all know Joe Mauer should be a Minnesota Twin forever; he belongs here. I think ownership knows that, and you know what, it's a very positive thing going on right now. Everybody is trying to get it done and I believe it will get done," said Gardenhire.

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