Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced that Joe Mauer will be the cover athlete for MLB 11 The Show. The 2009 AL MVP was also last year’s cover athlete for The Show.

“I’m extremely honored to return as the cover athlete for MLB 11 The Show,” said Minnesota Twins Catcher Joe Mauer. “Serving as spokesperson for The Show is a thrilling experience, and partnering once again with the best baseball game available was an easy decision and one that I’m very excited about.”

“Joe Mauer continues to be a driving force in Major League Baseball as the premier all around player in the game,” said Scott A. Steinberg, Vice President, Product Marketing, SCEA. “Year in and year out, MLB The Show delivers the best baseball gameplay experience available, truly in a class of its own, so I could not think of a more worthy ambassador to once again represent the highest rated, best selling baseball video game franchise of all time.”