Mauer belts fifth career grand slam

Mauer's grand slam to center MINNEAPOLIS -- Throughout this season, Joe Mauer has shown flashes of his former All-Star self while grinding out at-bats at the top of the Twins' lineup. On Tuesday, he showed there's still a little pop left in his bat, too.

Mauer crushed a towering grand slam in the fifth inning vs. Yankees righty Jonathan Loaisiga to bust the game open and give the Twins a 10-1 lead. It was his sixth homer of the season and first grand slam since Sept. 17, 2017.

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According to Statcast™, Mauer's fifth career grand slam had a projected distance of 419 feet with an exit velocity of 104.1 mph. The slam also tied Mauer with Tony Oliva for fourth on the Twins'…