As the story goes, the most coveted prospect in that draft was USC pitcher Mark Prior ... Cretin-Derham High School in St. Paul named Joe Mauer, who took the most important call of his life ...

Joe Mauer's journey from St. Paul to "The Hall ... He was selected with the first overall pick over college phenom pitcher Mark Prior in the 2001 MLB Draft and instantly became a face of the ...

Not quite. There’s another standout Major League Baseball player who had an even more impressive high school stretch: former Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, who also played three sports ...

The Minnesota Twins had the first pick in Tuesday's first-year player draft and selected local product Joe Mauer, a high school catcher from St. Paul. USC pitcher Mark Prior, the consensus top ...

Joe Mauer, the Minnesota Twins hometown catcher ... out "some guy who called himself King Felix," aka retired Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez. Beltre said he enjoyed playing with King Felix ...

Mauer, who also excels as a baseball catcher, may be a first-round pick in next June's MLB draft. Quarterback Joe Mauer, the nation's top prospect, formally committed as expected to Florida State ...