Right-hander Richard Stanley Such did not play for the Twins, but he was their pitching coach from 1985-2001, mostly under Tom Kelly. Such was born in Sanford, North Carolina, and attended Elon University, the same school attended by ex-Twin Greg Booker. He was drafted by the Washington Senators in the eighth round of the draft's secondary phase in 1966. He pitched well in the low minors, but pretty much topped out at AA. In 1967, at AA York, Such had a 2.81 ERA, but went 0-16 in 20 starts. He had a good year at AA Savannah in 1969, and made the Senators out of spring training in 1970. Such appeared in 21 games for Washington that year, starting five of them, but did not do well and was sent to the minors in mid-July. It would be his only major league experience as a player. He remained an active player through 1973, all with the Washington/Texas organization. He became a coach after his playing career ended. Such was a minor-league pitching coach in the Texas organization through 1982, and served as the Rangers' pitching coach in 1983-84. He came to the Twins in 1985, and was their pitching coach from 1985-2001. He has remained in baseball since leaving the Twins, and has been with the Red Sox since 2009. From 2009-2010, Dick Such was the pitching coach of the Salem Red Sox in the Carolina League, went to the Greenville Drive (still in the Boston organization) of the South Atlantic League from 2011-2012, and was the pitching coach of the GCL Red Sox (now FCL Red Sox) from 2013-2021, then retired. At last report, he was living in Sanford, North Carolina.
Outfielder Joshua Wayne Rabe played for the Twins in 2006 and 2007. He was born in Quincy, Illinois, attended high school in Mendon, Illinois, and then attended Quincy University of Quincy, Illinois, one of two major league players that school has produced (Josh Kinney). He was drafted by the Twins in the 11th round in 2000. He needed a couple of years to get things going at each level, reaching AAA in late 2003. He hit .299 in Rochester in 2006, which earned him a spot with the Twins for the second half of the season as a reserve player. Rabe was again a reserve at the start of 2007, but was sent back to the minors in May, never to return. He injured his shoulder in Rochester in mid-June, and was done for the season. The Twins allowed him to become a free agent after the season, and no one picked him up. He spent part of 2008 playing for Camden in the Atlantic League, but his injuries became too much for him, and he retired in June. As a Twin, he played in 30 games and had 80 at-bats. He batted .250/.268/.375, with 3 homers and 9 RBIs. Josh Rabe took law school classes during his off-seasons, and is now a member of the bar. He was an assistant baseball coach at St. Joseph’s college, and was the head baseball coach of his alma mater, Quincy University, in his home town of Quincy, Illinois from 2010-2021, and is now the athletic director of Quincy University.
Right-handed reliever Yoendrys Adrian Gomez pitched for the Twins in 2026. He was born in Nirgua, Venezuela and signed with the Yankees in 2016. He was a starter in the low minors and, presumably due to his young age, spent most of three seasons in rookie ball, not reaching Class A until 2019. He missed the COVID season of 2020 and made just nine starts in Class A in 2021. He was still only in high-A for most of 2022, making just four starts in AA. He was pitching well most of these years, but the Yankees were very slow to move him up, probably due to concerns about his control. He had a strong year in AA in 2023 and made one appearance in the majors, pitching 2.2 scoreless innings. He had a solid year in AAA in 2024 and got five games in the majors, again acquitting himself well. That was it for him as a Yankee, though, as they waived him in April of 2025 and he was claimed by the Dodgers. He appeared in three games for the Dodgers, pitching well in the first and very badly in the next two, and was waived again in early May. The White Sox claimed him and he split the season between AAA and the majors, doing well in the former but not so well in the latter. He was traded to Tampa Bay after the season, where he became a full-time reliever. He struggled in nine games and was sold to Minnesota in early May of 2026. He pitched well for the Twins, eventually earning the closer role. As a Twin he was 3-4, 21 saves, 3.62 with 52 strikeouts (and 29 walks) in 49.2 innings. He turns twenty-seven today and presumably will have a role in the Twins' bullpen in 2027.
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