With the 2014 All-Star Game at Target Field, the focus more than ever will be on Twins five-time All-Star Joe Mauer:
GREAT OR OVERRATED?
Page SA3: Mauer very well might be the most-popular and least-popular Twin.
ALSO INSIDE
Page SA6-7: His star rises, and Mauer takes it all in stride.
Page SA8-9: AL, NL previews
ABOUT THE COVER PHOTO
Being an Everyday Joe, Mauer took time during a special photo shoot to get the spectator's view at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Fla. Photo by Jerry Holt • jgholt@startribune.com
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