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Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has to go against Shohei Ohtani a lot, with Ohtani playing for an AL West rival. That has led to a healthy respect developing between the two. On Tuesday, Baker revealed the classy gesture Ohtani shows him when the …
Dusty Baker has the responsibility of managing the American League All-Star team in 2022, and his first big decision was to name a starting pitcher for the game. Apparently, Baker made his decision sight unseen. Baker named Tampa Bay Rays pitcher …
MLB on Tuesday announced discipline for those who were involved in Monday’s fight between the Seattle Mariners and Houston Astros. Five members of the Astros received discipline from MLB and one from the Mariners. Astros pitcher Hector Neris …
Dusty Baker has seen it all during his nearly five-and-a-half decades in Major League Baseball … except for unexpected pyrotechnics displays. The Houston Astros manager was hilariously caught off-guard by fireworks that were set off as part of …
Just ten days after it officially returned with the end of the MLB lockout, baseball is already finding a way to make us feel misty-eyed again. Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker went viral on Sunday for an awesome moment prior to his team’s …
Dusty Baker is returning to the Houston Astros in 2022, but it will be in a lame-duck season again. Baker agreed to a 1-year extension to return as manager of the Astros, the team announced on Friday. This will be Baker’s third season as the …
The Houston Astros played the entire MLB postseason with manager Dusty Baker in a lame-duck scenario. Now that the run is over, the team is moving quickly to address that. As first reported by Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Baker is expected to sign a …
Jorge Soler broke open Game 6 of the World Series in Houston on Tuesday night, and Dusty Baker could not have been more upset. Soler was batting for the Atlanta Braves in the top of the third inning with two on and two outs in a scoreless game. He …
19 years after making his first World Series appearance as a manager, Dusty Baker is back, and he is planning for the occasion accordingly. The Houston Astros manager told reporters on the eve of Game 1 that he listened to Tupac Shakur and Slim Thug …
Live in-game interviews have become a staple of MLB playoff coverage. When that’s the case, you run the risk of significant events interrupting the interview. Some of those events might not necessarily be to the liking of the interview subject, …
The Houston Astros will never live their cheating scandal down, and it didn’t take long before they were excused of bending the rules during the 2021 postseason. The Astros won the first two games of their ALDS series against the Chicago White …
Dusty Baker and the Houston Astros were upset over a call that went in the Chicago White Sox’s favor during Game 3 of their ALDS on Sunday night in Chicago. The White Sox were leading 7-6 and had runners on the corners with nobody out and …
Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker made a bold move in Game 3 of the ALDS, and it did not work out at all for him. The Astros carried a 5-1 lead into the bottom of the third of Sunday’s game against the Chicago White Sox. Starter Luis Garcia …
Fan voting has sometimes produced some strange outcomes for the MLB All-Star Game. Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker thinks it might cause issues again, but this time for his team. On Monday, Baker questioned whether some Astros players might not …
The Houston Astros have been hot lately, and Dusty Baker thinks they deserve a nickname. Baker spoke on Thursday after his Astros won their 11th in a row. Baker, who played from 1968-1986, harkened back to the Cincinnati Reds when comparing his team. …
Dusty Baker was ejected from Thursday night’s Boston Red Sox-Houston Astros game over a call in the top of the seventh inning. Yuli Gurriel was batting with his Astros down 12-8 and a runner on first with one out. Gurriel hit a swinging bunt …
