Brian Raabe

[William Malone]

Brian Charles Raabe was born on November 5, 1967 in New Ulm, Minnesota.

He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins out of the University of Minnesota in round 41 of the 1990 MLB Draft. He played 13 games for them between the 1995 and 1996 seasons, going 5-for-23 (.217) with two RBI at the plate. Raabe was always a productive minor league hitter, and won the Triple-A batting title in 1996. He continued to play professionally through the 1999 season, including brief Major League stops with the Colorado Rockies and Seattle Mariners.

Raabe remained local to the Twin Cities after retiring. He was the head baseball coach at Forest Lake Area High School from 2001 through 2011. After turning them into a perennial state contender, Raabe took to the college ranks. Bethel University in St. Paul hired him 2012. Through the end of 2024, Raabe has compiled a 324-174 record as their head coach. They have made the NCAA Division III tournament four times since he took over.

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