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Mauer started baseball activities recently and hasn't been bothered by any injuries, including his surgically-repaired knee. "The knee's been feeling great," Mauer said. "The last year and a half, just trying to compensate for that kind of took a toll on my whole body. I don't think it's going to be an issue. I'm feeling good, so I'm excited. This is the best I've felt in a long time. I'm excited about that." Mauer was just six weeks removed from knee surgery this time last year, and said there's a drastic difference between the way he felt then and how he feels now. "This point last year, for me it's been night and day physically for how I feel," Mauer said. "I really was just kind of doing rehab stuff with the knee. I don't think I grabbed a bat until, I don't even know, later. I feel good. I'm excited to get out there on the field and move around. Things are a lot better for me physically than they were last year." Mauer, 28, was limited to 82 games last season, as he missed time with bilateral leg weakness, neck stiffness, a viral infection and an upper respiratory infection that turned into a bout with pneumonia that ended his season on Sept. 14. |
After dealing with a number of injuries and illnesses during the 2011 season, Joe Mauer has declared himself healthy and ready to go.