Twins Announce New 2024 Team Hall of Fame Members

Last year, the Twins inducted Joe Mauer into their team Hall of Fame, one year ahead of his formal induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This year, he will be followed into the franchise's honorary club by the general manager who drafted him, and a man who coached Mauer during a large portion of his playing career.

Terry Ryan overtook the GM reins from Andy MacPhail in 1994, with big shoes to fill after the Twins won a pair of World Series under his predecessor. Ryan spent several years rebuilding Minnesota into a contender and oversaw a flourishing decade in the 2000s, which saw the team win six division titles in nine years.

Ryan's front office made many key moves and decisions to fuel this success, including the call to draft Mauer No. 1 overall in 2001. Other memorable moments for TR included the Johan Santana acquisition, the A.J. Pierzynski trade, and the deadline deal for Shannon Stewart in 2003.

Ryan sat in the general manager's chair in Minnesota from '94 to 2016, with a hiatus from 2008 through 2011 during which he stepped down and Bill Smith took over.

Terry Ryan is viewed in the game as a legendary scout, and also one of the most kind, honest, straightforward baseball executives to come around over the years. The time he gave to people covering the team, including lowly bloggers like ourselves, will not be forgotten.

Rick Stelmaszek was a coach in the Twins organization for 32 consecutive years, starting all the back in 1980. Serving mostly as a catching coach or bullpen coach, "Stelly" worked under five different managers, including Tom Kelly during both of the World Series teams. He was a franchise institution up until the team parted ways with him in 2012.

Stelmaszek passed away from pancreatic cancer in November of 2017 at the age of 69, so this will be a posthumous tribute to a man who was beloved by all who encountered him in the Twins organization.

The Minnesota Twins 2024 Hall of Fame ceremony will take place on August 11th at Target Field.