ML legend with 2183 wins, 74-year-old Baker retires as manager

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Dusty Baker, 74, manager of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s Houston Astros, is hanging up his gloves.

The club announced today that it will hold a retirement press conference for Baker on Sunday at the Astrodome.

Baker, who first took the helm in San Francisco in 1993, announced his retirement in 2017 when he stepped down as Washington's manager.

He returned to the dugout in 2019 with an "SOS" job in Houston, where the team was reeling from an autograph-stealing scandal. Baker is a "hoin" who is considered the most admired leader by Shin-Soo Choo (41-SSG), who played with him in Cincinnati.

He also has a goal of winning a World Series title, something he has never done as a manager.

Baker became the oldest manager in MLB history to win his first World Series when he led Houston to the title last year. This year, however, 카지노사이트랭크 the Astros were unable to make it back-to-back, falling just short of the American League Championship Series threshold.

"I've actually been planning my retirement since we won last year, but I didn't want to spoil the team by talking about it," Baker said. Baker will hang up the gloves with 2,083 career wins (seventh all-time).

Baker started the high-five trend with teammate Glen Burke (1952-1995) in 1977, when he was a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Baker will remain active with the Houston organization in a consulting capacity following his retirement. 섯다

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