Twins legend Joe Mauer talks spending Hall of Fame career with 1 team

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Joe Mauer entered the Baseball Hall of Fame last year with a career that’s getting rarer each MLB season as he spent it all with the Minnesota Twins.

Mauer, who is from St. Paul, Minnesota, and was the No. 1 overall pick of the Twins in 2001, played each of his 15 MLB seasons with the organization. He was a one-time American League MVP, hit 143 home runs, batted .306 and was an All-Star six times.

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Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer (Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports)

Todd Helton, Tony Oliva, Derek Jeter, Edgar Martinez, Mariano Rivera, Alan Trammel and Chipper Jones were among the recent inductees who have spent time with one team their entire career. Future Hall of Famers like Shohei Ohtani, Bryce Harper, Justin Verlander, Mookie Betts, Max Scherzer, Manny Machado and many others won't be able to say the same thing.

The idea of having loyalty to one team for an entire career is something fans have debated since the advent of free agency in sports.

Mauer told Fox News Digital it "meant a lot" to him to be able to play with one team – essentially his hometown team – for his entire career.

"I grew up here in Minnesota and rooting on the Twins. [I] had the dream of playing in the big leagues, [and] for me being in the position in my draft year [and] the Twins having the first overall pick and selecting me, it really is pretty crazy and something that I am so thankful for.

Minnesota Twins first baseman Joe Mauer (Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY Sports)

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"But for me, I think a lot of guys would like to