George Brett

George Brett DH

Player Card | Career Stats
CAREER BATTING STATS
G H R HR RBI BA SLG
2707 3154 1583 317 1596 .305 .487
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From Back Injury To MVP

SportsCenter

...percentage (.587), the first AL player to top all three categories in the same season since George Brett in 1980. Mauer won the American League Most Valuable Player Award on Monday and talked about...

Blog | November 23, 2009

Research: AL MVP Mauer In Good Company

SportsCenter

...it in 2002 and 2004, and Mauer was the first AL player to do it since George Brett back in 1980

Blog | November 23, 2009

Mauer named AL's MVP

Associated Press

Joe Mauer has become only the second catcher in 33 years to win the American League Most Valuable Player Award.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Signing Mauer a percentage play

Buster Olney

There are a couple of Dodgers fans in Aberdeen, S.D., as I learned over the last week, and a lot of Orioles fans, because of the team's past minor lea...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Crawford's in for '10, but what's next?

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

Yes, of course the Rays picked up their 2010 option on Carl Crawford. But what does it mean? Joe Smith: Rays executive VP Andrew Friedman said af...

Blog | November 10, 2009

And the winners are ...

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

We don't know the Gold Glove winners yet, but do have the Fielding Bible winners: P: Mark Buehrle (8) C: Yadier Molina (9) 1B: Albert Pujols (9) ...

Blog | November 02, 2009

Instant replay for the World Series? Yes

Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN.com

Umpires make mistakes, just like players do. So why not institute instant replay for the World Series?

Story | Conversation | October 27, 2009

What to watch for in Game 6 of the ALCS

Buster Olney

Eight factors that, among others, will shape Game 6: Chamberlain Hughes 1. The Yankees' set-up men. Phil Hughes was one of the best r...

ESPN Insider Blog Entry | Conversation | October 24, 2009

Who runs this town? (Part 4)

Cameron Martin, Special to Page 2

Page 2 goes region by region to determine which sports figures have the most juice in each city.

Story | Conversation | October 14, 2009

MVPs and LVPs, Cy Youngs and Yuks …

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

It's time to bid farewell to another season that was filled with highs, lows and so much in between. With that said, here come the awards.

Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Appreciate what Drew is

Peter Gammons

...mind hitting eighth, which rankles some who wish he wanted to drive the bus like a George Brett or John Smoltz. "Yet you want J.D. up there with the game on the line...

Blog Entry | Conversation | October 02, 2009

Hard to see any of these surprises coming

ESPN.com

AP Photo/Bill Kostroun The Cubs had high hopes at the beginning of the season, but things quickly fell apart. By Tim Kurkjian, ESPN The Magazine ...

Page | Conversation

Players who've thrived for losing teams

Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com

Playing for teams far out of playoff contention hasn't prevented several players from having noteworthy performances in '09.

Story | Conversation | September 30, 2009

Saying goodbye to Junior (or not)

Rob Neyer, SweetSpot

John McGrath on a Grand Goodbye that's not yet been scheduled: The season's final homestand at Safeco Field figured to be a bye week for Mari...

Blog | September 28, 2009

Twins, Braves give this week a big boost

Jayson Stark, ESPN.com

The AL Central and the NL wild card are the headline races up for grabs heading into the final week of the regular season.

Story | Conversation | September 28, 2009