Baker’s World Series Success, Bochy’s Hire Leads MLB‘s Wave of Elder Managers
After Dusty Baker won his first World Series title in 25 years of managing, he made his plans for the future clear. “What’s next? I said if I win one I want to win…
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World Series May Sound Death Knell for MLB Pitchers at the Plate
Houston reliever Kendall Graveman may have been the last pitcher to regularly hit in a Major League Baseball game Sunday night, and Braves manager Brian Snitker said it…
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MLB Managers Lose Lineup Card as Baker, Snitker Stay Old School
When Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced he was going with a reliever instead of 20-game winner Julio Urias to open Game 5 of a National League Division…
Astros Take On Sign-Stealing Stigma, Atlanta Braves in World Series
Because of the coronavirus, a year ago the Major League Baseball playoffs were played mostly in empty ballparks. There was no traveling and no off days in the various…
Dusty Baker Takes the Long View After a Short-Term Season of Tumult
When Dusty Baker was diagnosed with prostate cancer during the winter before the 2002 season – his last managing the San Francisco Giants – he had a choice to make…
MLB Fans Return in Texas as Rays Push for First World Series Since 2008
SAN DIEGO—Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker turned on the television Monday night and was excited to see even a limited amount of fans attending the National League…
Death of Turn2’s Solomon Another Weight for Dusty Baker Amid Title Pursuit
SAN DIEGO–Dusty Baker’s in pursuit of the holy grail—his first World Series title in 23 years of managing. But there had to be some more heartbreak first: the sudden…
Houston Astros and New Rules Highlight Start of Abbreviated MLB Season
The abbreviated 60-game Major League Baseball season, delayed for four months by the coronavirus, is slated to open in Washington and Los Angeles Thursday before getting…
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