Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has announced his retirement at age 74 after 26 years of service in Major League Baseball.
However, he will continue to work in the industry in an advisory capacity, whether with the Astros or another major league team such as the San Francisco Giants, whom he coached from 1988 to 1992.
“I still have a lot to offer; Baseball was my life,” Baker told USA Today Sports on Wednesday. I have a lifetime of knowledge, much more than those who have never played the game.”
He also wanted to thank the Astros organization.
“I am very grateful to Jim Crane and the Houston Astros for giving me this opportunity and winning a championship,” he said. I felt like they were good to me and I was good to them.”
A gigantic career
As a manager, he won the World Series with the Astros last year and held a record of 2183-1862 with five different teams from 1993 to 2023, including the Giants from 1993 to 2002 and the Cincinnati Reds from 2008 to 2013. Baker also won the National League Manager of the Year award three times: 1993, 1997 and 2003.
Baker also had a successful playing career. The latter played 19 seasons for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, Giants and Oakland Athletics. During that time, he appeared in two All-Star Games and won a World Series in 1981. He had a .278 batting average and hit 242 home runs.
The former outfielder also won the 1977 National Championship Series MVP trophy.