The longtime manager had never won a World Series before Saturday night.
The Astros won their first World Series title since 2017 on Saturday night, as they defeated the Phillies 4–1 in Game 6 to win the series 4–2.
While the moment was incredibly special to the Astros players, it may have been even more meaningful to manager Dusty Baker.
The 73-year-old Baker has spent 25 seasons as an MLB manager, but had never won a World Series title. He has a career .539 win percentage as a coach and including this year, had won a league pennant three times. But Baker was still searching for that illustrious world championship.
On Saturday, after a long, long wait, Baker finally reached the pinnacle of the sport. His players didn’t take that lightly.
The Astros players swarmed Baker, chanting “Dusty, Dusty, Dusty” in a moment that he will likely never forget.
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