A heavy-hitter in the dugout and on the baseball diamond during his playing career, Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has been a cornerstone presence of Major League Baseball across seven decades and is among the league\u2019s most storied leaders as both a manager and a player. In 2022, Baker led the Astros on a historic run all the way to winning the World Series \u2014 becoming part of an elite club of people who have won the World Series as both a player and a manager, and cementing his legacy as a serial winner and team builder who excels when the game is on the line. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"