Josh Rabe

[William Malone]

Joshua Wayne Rabe was born on October 15, 1978 in Quincy, Illinois.

The Minnesota Twins drafted him in round 11 of the 2000 MLB Draft. He made his Major League debut as a pinch runner on July 17, 2006. Rabe got his first big league at-bat the next night, going 1-for-4 and scoring a run in an 8-1 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. His first career RBI came on an infield single against Jason Davis of the Cleveland Indians on July 21st. He hit his first home run against Nate Robertson of the Detroit Tigers on July 29th.

Rabe was batting .311 with two home runs through 19 games when Minnesota when he was sent back down to Triple-A on August 17th. They re-called him when the rosters expanded in September, but he played very sparingly and only had four at-bats in five games that month. Minnesota mostly used him as a pinch runner. Rabe did not make their postseason roster that fall.

He broke camp with the Twins in 2007, but his season quickly ended due to a shoulder injury. Rabe only appeared in 14 games that season, going 6-for-31 (.194) at the plate. Minnesota optioned him off the 40-man roster in the off-season, and Rabe elected free agency.

The Camden Riversharks of the Atlantic League signed Rabe. He was batting .361 with 30 RBI across 44 games for them, but a back injury ended his season. It ultimately ended his career as well.

Quincy University hired Rabe as their head baseball coach in 2011. He went 348-205 in 11 seasons at the helm, reaching the NCAA Division II tournament seven times. The Hawks also reached the Division II College World Series in 2017, going 0-2 in the eight team double-elimination format. Rabe left this role and became the school's athletic director in 2022. As of 2025, he still holds that position.

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[Seth Stohs]

Fantastic dude with so many great stories. Not knowing how long he'd be in Minnesota on some of his call-ups, he roomed with Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau at times, on a couch. 

One of the recent Twins independent ball signings, C/1B Luke Napleton was a freshman on the Quincy team in 2021, Rabe's last year as the head coach there.