Lowertown in Saint Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Mike Radcliff
Photographed by McGhiever, September 20, 2025
1. Mike Radcliff Marker
Mike Radcliff, a member of the Twins organization since 1987, was named Vice President, Player Personnel in September of 2007. He was named Scout of the Year in the Midwest by his peers in Major League Baseball. Radcliff currently leas the club's overall player evaluation process at both the Major and Minor League levels, assists Terry Ryan and Rob Anthony in negotiating player contracts and oversees the club's professional and amateur scouting staff, including the scouting of international players.
Radcliff began his scouting career in 1983 as an area scout with the Major League Scouting Bureau. He was hired as an area scout by the Minnesota Twins in 1987 and promoted to Midwest Supervisor in 1988.
In 1993 Radcliff was named the Director of Scouting and was the longest tenured Scouting Director in Major League Baseball serving in that capacity until 2007.
During his 14 years as the Twins Director of Scouting Radcliff's name as all over future Twins players, but perhaps his biggest coup was selecting Minnesota high schooler Joe Mauer with the top pick in 2001. Along with Mauer, Radcliff is responsible for selecting
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Radcliff is a 1979 graduate of the University of Missouri. He and his wife, Sherry, have two grown children.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1983.
Location. 44° 57.023′ N, 93° 5.098′ W. Marker is in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in Ramsey County. It is in Lowertown. It can be reached from the intersection of Broadway Street and 5th Street E.. The marker is at the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame at CHS Field. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 360 N Broadway Street, Saint Paul MN 55101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers.
Photographed by McGhiever, September 20, 2025
2. Mike Radcliff Marker (bottom right) at the Professional Baseball Scouts Hall of Fame
Credits. This page was last revised on August 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 19, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. This page has been viewed 3 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 19, 2026, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
