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Minnesota Twins: Joe Mauer’s exit one of many this season

By Benjamin Chase

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 30: Joe Mauer #7 of the Minnesota Twins looks on after the game against the Chicago White Sox on September 30, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - SEPTEMBER 30: Joe Mauer #7 of the Minnesota Twins looks on after the game against the Chicago White Sox on September 30, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SEPTEMBER 30: Joe Mauuer #7 of the Minnesota Twins celebrates a double against the Chicago White Sox during the game on September 30, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /

The Minnesota Twins had an incredible moment for Joe Mauer on Sunday, and he’s one of many big names that could be done in baseball after 2018

Minnesota Twins star Joe Mauer was able to don the catcher’s gear for what very well could be the final inning of his major league career on Sunday. Sunday may have been the final day for a number of big names around the league.

The 2018 season will go down as one for rookies. This season’s group of rookies is one of the most dominant classes of young players to enter the league at one time since racial integration in the game, and many have remarked about the influx of young, exciting talent.

Instead, though, 2018 could go down as a season that sent off a host of big-time talent. With the emotional moment the Minnesota Twins put together for Joe Mauer getting plenty of publicity on Sunday, it almost let folks forget that Saturday was another big moment in New York.

We’re going to take the time to take a look at all the big names that have already established that they will not be back in 2019, and we’ll follow that up with a handful of players that could possibly have played their last major league game on Sunday.

The list includes one certain Hall of Fame player, one borderline Hall of Fame player, and as many as a handful of guys who will get very serious Hall of Fame consideration. If all choose to leave after this season, the ballot in five years could be very, very stuffed!

Let’s start with that emotional Minnesota Twins tribute…

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