Jake Mauer, progenitor of St. Paul baseball royalty, has died

Donald Charles “Jake” Mauer, father to a trio of Twins players and coaches that includes 2009 American League MVP Joe Mauer, died Tuesday of heart complications at age 66 at home in Braham, Minn.

The news was confirmed by a family source.

Joe, Billy and Jake Mauer all attended Cretin-Derham Hall High School and signed baseball contracts with the Minnesota Twins. The elder Jake and his wife, Teresa, have 10 grandchildren. The couple would have been married 45 years this year.

There will be a wake on Tuesday at Mueller Bies Funeral Home in Roseville from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. A funeral will be on Wednesday at St. Odilia Catholic Church in Shoreview at 11 a.m. A Visitation will be at 10 a.m.

Joe Mauer played 15 years with the Twins, winning AL batting titles in 2006, 2008 and 2009. He won the AL Most Valuable Player Award in 2009 after putting together maybe the greatest year a major league catcher ever had — a .365 batting average, 28 home runs and 96 RBIs.

Jake, an infielder, played five seasons in the Twins organization after attending the University of St. Thomas then managed in the organization from 2008-17, finishing at Class AA Chattanooga. Billy, a pitcher who attended Concordia, played in the Twins system from 2003-05.

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