Texas’s Houston (KTRK) — The classiest 74-year-old baseball player has completed his last season.
Bob Nightengale of USA Today reported on Wednesday that the Houston Astros had scheduled a news conference for Thursday to discuss manager Dusty Baker’s retirement from baseball.
The timing of the occurrence has not been confirmed by Eyewitness News.
Following 26 years in the dugout, 4,046 games managed, five division titles, three pennants, and the 2022 World Series championship, Baker informed the publication about his plans to transition into life after managing.
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“I owe a debt of gratitude to Jim Crane and the Houston Astros for providing me with this chance to win a championship,” Baker expressed to USA Today. “I felt like they’ve been good for me, and I’ve been good for them.”
Following the issue involving the theft of signs, which resulted in the dismissal of former manager AJ Hinch, Baker was first employed by the team in 2020.
In each of Baker’s four seasons in Houston, the Astros have advanced to the postseason.
In addition, he managed the Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, San Francisco Giants, and Washington Nationals, where he won three Manager of the Year awards.
In addition, Baker has eighteen years of major league experience, which includes a run with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the 1981 World Series champions.
