Minnesota Twins First Baseman Joe Mauer has been named Major League Baseball’s 2014 All-Star Ambassador.  Mauer joins a distinguished list of MLB stars who have served in this role including Torii Hunter Derek Jeter, Albert Pujols, Justin Upton and David Wright.  In addition, Twins legends Bert Blyleven, Rod Carew, Paul Molitor and Tony Oliva have each been named spokespeople of T-Mobile® All-Star FanFest, the world’s largest interactive baseball fan event, to be held at the Minneapolis Convention Center Friday, July 11^th through Tuesday, July 15^th. 

“It’s exciting that this year’s All-Star events will be held in the Twin Cities and I’m proud to be a part of it all,” said Mauer.  “Our fans are incredible and they are going to be treated to a week of baseball events and activities that they will never forget.”    

In their roles, Mauer, Blyleven, Carew, Molitor and Oliva will help generate awareness for all events during All-Star Week, including the 85^th MLB All-Star Game (July 15^th), Gatorade All-Star Workout Day (July 14^th) featuring the Home Run Derby, Taco Bell All-Star Sunday (July 13^th), including the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and the Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game, and T-Mobile All‑Star FanFest at the Minneapolis Convention Center (July 11^th-15^th).