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• Dusty Baker wins Baseball Digest’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
Distinguished player and manager honored for significant contributions to the national game...2024
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• Dusty Baker wins Baseball Digest’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award
Distinguished player and manager honored for significant contributions to the national game...2024
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• Dusty Baker wins Baseball Digest lifetime awardDusty Baker has won the fourth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest....2024Read about Achievement Award -
• Celebrating Henry Aaron on the 50th anniversary of becoming baseball’s all-time home run kingHank Aaron embraces his mother after breaking Babe Ruth’s long-standing home run record. On April 8, 1974, Atlanta Braves great Henry Aaron broke his tie with Babe Ruth to become the sport’s lead in career home runs when he hit his 715th career home run. Monday, April 8, 1974. Fifty years ago, today – by date and day-of-the-week – the crown bestowed to baseball’s all-time home run king was...2024See more articles Henry Aaron breaking news today -
• Looking back at Opening Day starters for the Atlanta BravesRick Mahler and Bruce Benedict were the starting battery on Opening Day in 1982. Bob Gibson, who started 10 Opening Days during his playing career, was making his debut as Atlanta’s pitching coach. | Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Here are some of the famous and forgotten starters the Braves have had since moving to Atlanta in 1966, including one player who started at five differen...2024See also Atlanta Braves breaking news today -
• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in TexasPhoto by Bailey Orr/Texas Rangers/Getty Images The defending champion Rangers and the relentless Astros dominate the division’s focus, but keep an eye on Seattle. The 2023 American League season came down to a Lone Star State Showdown in the Championship Series. Amazingly, the Houston Astros were back in the LCS for the seventh year in a row, one shy of the record held by the ‘90s Atlanta ...2024See more articles Houston Astros news and rumors
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• Outside The Confines: It might as well be Spring (Training)Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images The Red Sox lock up a young pitcher. There are still a lot of unsigned free agents. The Dodgers and Padres are heading to Korea. And other news from around baseball. Good morning. The Red Sox have agreed to a six-year, $55 million contract extension with right-hander Brayan Bello. There is a team option for a seventh year at $21 milli...2024Visit the page Spring Training -
• 30 teams, 2024 editionI bought some more 2024 Topps last week, a blaster and a couple of loose packs to balance off the hanger boxes and jumbo pack I bought the last time. I thought that might limit the collation issues, but that is greatly overestimating Topps. I think I'm on my fifth Matt Olson card.But I did get the nifty CC Sabathia relic with the gray swatch that doesn't match the pictured pinstripes, but does giv...2024See also Matt Olson injury status -
• This Day in Braves History: February 9thPhoto by Ed Zurga/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1916-The National League votes down a proposal by the Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22. (The Reds want a decrease to 20.) MLB History 1884 - The Cincinnati Outlaw Reds’ home field is flooded with over 20 feet of water from the Ohio River. It will cost $3,000 to rebuild the fallen pavilions, fences ...2024Continue with Willie Mays availability report -
• This Day in MLB History: January 29Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images MLB History 1901 - The Rules Committee comprised of Connie Mack, John McGraw and Charles Comiskey reject a proposal that would have banned the bunt and recommends no changes to the game at this time. 1930 - The Boston Red Sox sell former home run champ Ken Williams to the New York Yankees. However after acquiring him, New York will release Williams bef...2024Continue with Connie Mack injury update -
• Outside the Confines: Welcome to the Cold StovePhoto by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images All the news from around baseball as we wait for the Hot Stove to unthaw itself. I hope everyone across the Midwest is staying warm and staying safe. And much of the rest of the country as well. The Hot Stove has been as cold as the weather outside, but it’s really heating up since the Mets traded outfielder Cooper Hummel to the Giants...2024Click for news about Hot Stove injury update -
• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2005Photo by Warren Wimmer/Getty Images There were a lot of hit-or-miss minor trades, and a couple of big ones. The 2005 Cubs were expected to do better than they did. Instead, it was a year muddling around .500, and the trades made that year reflected that. February 2: Acquired Mike Fontenot, Jerry Hairston Jr. and Dave Crouthers from the Orioles for Sammy Sosa After Sosa’s unceremonious exit...2024Visit the page Sammy Sosa availability report -
• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2004Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images It was a very quiet year on the Cubs trade front... until the deadline. The Cubs collapsed at the end of the season in 2004, blowing a wild card spot that was theirs for the taking. One of the reasons they were in contention for that spot was a big trade they made at the deadline. Note: There were some players acquired this year in what were described...2023Check it out George Gojkovich -
• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2003Getty Images Not much happened, and then one BIG deal went down. The Cubs stood pat trade-wise over the 2002-03 offseason, though they did sign some free agents, including Tom Goodwin and Lenny Harris — the latter, terrible for the Cubs, wound up with a World Series ring after the Cubs let him go and he signed with the Marlins. Trade-wise... here we go. May 9: Traded Alan Benes to the Rang...2023Click for news about World Series injury -
• Baker: Michael Brantley Has “Plateaued” In Attempt To Rejoin Astros
Astros outfielder Michael Brantley still hasn’t played this season, repeatedly struggling to get fully back to health after last year’s shoulder surgery. Now manager Dusty Baker tells Chandler Rome of The Athletic that Brantley has “plateaued” in his attempt to come back (Twitter links). “He’s plateaued somewhat,” Baker said in response to a question of...2023Click for news about Michael Brantley
Dusty Baker lifestyle
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• Sammy Sosa in Exile: There's Silence Rather Than Apology from Former Cubs Star
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"Dusty Baker, who retired from the Houston Astros after last season, will return to San Francisco as special adviser to baseball operations, the Giants announced Thursday." - 2023
"Dusty Baker announces retirement after 26 years as manager: 'Baseball has been my life'" - 2022
"Astros' Dusty Baker says the 2022 World Series having zero U.S.-born Black players 'looks bad' for baseball" - 2021
"But as one of Dusty Baker's former players, I know there's so much to love about its manager." - 2020
"The Astros have decided to hire Dusty Baker to become their next manager, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today." - 2018
"The Giants are expected to bring back former manager Dusty Baker as a special advisor to CEO Larry Baer, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today." - 2017
"Dusty Baker will not return as manager of the Nationals for the 2018 season, the club announced Friday." - 2016
"“He has an idea what they’re trying to do to him,” Nats skipper Dusty Baker told Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports earlier this month." - 2015
"Major League Baseball has just one black manager—Dusty Baker, who was hired by the Washington Nationals Tuesday—with one vacancy left to fill." - 2014
"Wild Cards Are Aces This is only the second all-Wild Card World Series, following the Giants-Angels in 2002 (and if Dusty Baker emerges from the dugout to take the ball from Russ Ortiz again, beware, Giants fans)."
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Dusty Baker trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas
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• The obsession beginsMany readers have probably been bracing for this year. They know my love for 1975 Topps and that I have been looking forward to 2024 Heritage for that reason for as long as the blog has been going.For the rest of you? I apologize for my behavior in the months ahead. This is the first of many obsession posts about 2024 Heritage. The checklist was released yesterday and, well, I absolutel...2024See also Nathan Eovaldi -
• Outside The Confines: It might as well be Spring (Training)
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• This Day in Braves History: February 9th
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• Wsshington Nationals news & notes: Nationals announce non-roster invitees to Spring Training...Notes on the Nationals’ non-roster invitees to Spring Training... Talking to reporters at the Winter Meetings in early December, Davey Martinez looked forward to Spring Training and the possibility of the ballclub having a number of their prospects in big league camp playing with and learning from both the young players already in the majors and veterans on the roster for the 2024 Washington Natio...2024Check it out Spring Training salary -
• This Day in MLB History: January 29
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• Outside The Confines: A new Chicago stadium?Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Are too many teams vying for new stadiums these days? It feels like every few week we’re discussing a new baseball stadium. We’ve heard discussion (obviously) about the A’s, who are taking it to the extreme and building their new stadium in a totally different state, but also the Rays, Brewers, and Royals have all been mentioning plans to e...2024 -
• Outside the Confines: Welcome to the Cold Stove
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2005
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2004
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Dusty Baker stats and results
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas
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• Dusty Baker is retiring as a managerPhoto by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images ... and I have thoughts. Per Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Dusty Baker will announce his retirement from baseball today: A press conference has been scheduled for Thursday at noon ET at Minute Maid Park, where Baker is expected to publicly announce his decision. “I’m very grateful and thankful to Jim Crane and the Houston Astros for giving me this oppo...2023See more Carmen Mandato scores -
• Chicago Cubs vs. Houston Astros preview, Monday 5/15, 7:10 CT
Matt Blewett-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs continue their road trip, hoping for better results than they had on the last stop. Today’s roster moves: Here Monday notes... THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED: The last time the Cubs faced a team managed by Dusty Baker was Game 5 of the division series against the Nationals in 2017. That one worked out all right for the Cubs, a wacky 9-8 win. It’s entirel...2023See more articles Chicago Cubs scores
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• Astros' Hector Neris suspended four games for throwing at Mariners' Eugenio Suarez
Houston manager Dusty Baker was also suspended as a result of Monday's dust-up...2022See also Hector Neris
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• Dusty Baker wants MLB to prevent 'premeditated retaliation' against Astros
Dusty Baker is in the somewhat awkward situation of managing the team that everyone hates right now while simultaneously having nothing to do with the reason they’re hated. Baker is trying to manage the Houston Astros to success amid the backdrop of their prior cheating and the open anger at the organization as a result. That means Baker has seen his players on the end of a lot of criticism, and s...2020Read about Houston Astros stats
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• East Notes: Girardi, Travis, Braves
Earlier this week, the Yankees announced that Joe Girardi will not return to manage the Bombers next season. But as Tom Verducci of Sports Illustrated points out, 53-year-old Girardi might not have lost the job due to the team’s performance or his body of work. The three oldest managers in baseball (Terry Collins, Dusty Baker and…...2017Click for news about Joe Girardi statistics
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• Mark Melancon to Giants: Latest Contract Details, Comments, Reaction
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• MLB Manager of the Year 2016: AL and NL Winners, Voting Results and Reaction
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• Dave Roberts Wins 2016 NL Manager of the Year Award: Voting Results and Comments
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• Celebrating Henry Aaron on the 50th anniversary of becoming baseball’s all-time home run king
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• Looking back at Opening Day starters for the Atlanta Braves
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas
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• The obsession begins
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• Outside The Confines: A new Chicago stadium?
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• Outside the Confines: Welcome to the Cold Stove
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2005
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• Retiring Baker: Not goodbye, just 'see you later'Retiring after 26 years as a manager, Dusty Baker thanked players, fans and family. "This isn't a goodbye," he said. "It's simply a 'see you later.'"...2023 -
• Today in Cubs history: Kerry Wood and Hee Seop Choi collide
Dusty Baker talking with Hee Seop Choi as the latter is taken away by ambulance | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Choi had to be taken off the field in an ambulance. The interleague series in June 2003 at Wrigley Field between the Cubs and Yankees had been highly hyped. It was the Yankees’ first appearance at the North Side ballpark in 65 years, and the first-ever regular-season set ...2023Continue with Kerry Wood
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• Cub Tracks starts out on the wrong foot
Cody Bellinger has an apparent lower-leg injury | Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Read all about it! #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Cubs drop one to Astros despite another Morel deep fly. Cody Bellinger might be hurt. It doesn’t seem major, says David Ross. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style...2023See also Cub Tracks
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• Astros' Dusty Baker says the 2022 World Series having zero U.S.-born Black players 'looks bad' for baseballThis year's World Series between the Astros and Phillies will likely be the first without a U.S.-born Black player since 1950...2022Read about World Series -
• Where Are All the Black NBA Coaches? Examining a Sudden, Silent Disappearance
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• Astros Expected To Hire Dusty Baker
The Astros have decided to hire Dusty Baker to become their next manager, according to Bob Nightengale of USA Today. The sides are still negotiating a contract, per the report, though Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle tweets that he has been unable to verify that Baker is indeed the Astros’ choice. If Baker puts…...2020Visit the page Bob Nightengale
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• Baker won't return as Nationals manager
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• Dusty Baker announces retirement after 26 years as manager: 'Baseball has been my life'The Baseball Hall of Fame should be the next stop for the long-time skipper and former big-league outfielder...2023 -
• 2015 NLDS Game 3 Preview: Can Cardinals Handle Cubs Phenom Jake Arrieta?
2015Continue with Jake Arrieta
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• Nationals hiring Dusty Baker for manager post
Nationals hiring Dusty Baker for manager post...2015
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• Houston Astros are finalizing a deal with Dusty Baker for managerial role
Baker will take over for A.J. Hinch, who was fired earlier this month...2020See more Houston Astros
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• Celebrating Henry Aaron on the 50th anniversary of becoming baseball’s all-time home run king
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• Looking back at Opening Day starters for the Atlanta Braves
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas
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• 30 teams, 2024 edition
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• This Day in MLB History: January 29
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• Outside the Confines: Welcome to the Cold Stove
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2004
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2003
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• This Day in Braves History: Greg Maddux wins fourth straight Cy YoungPhoto by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1995 - Greg Maddux wins his fourth straight Cy Young Award after going 19-2 with a 1.63 ERA. 2018 - Brian Snitker wins the Manager of the Year award in the National League after guiding Atlanta back to the playoffs. Oakland’s Bob Melvin wins the award in the American League. MLB History 1899 - The National League an...2023Read about Greg Maddux -
• This Day in Braves History: Max Fried wins first Gold Glove AwardPhoto by Rich von Biberstein/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1928 - Voters in Massachusetts approve Sunday baseball in Boston, provided that Braves Field is more than 1,000 feet from a church. This leaves Pennsylvania as the only state with no Sunday baseball in the major leagues. 1960 - Warren Spahn finishes second in Cy Young voting to Vern Law, who finished 20...2023Check it out Max Fried
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• 2024 AL West preview: The tussle in Texas
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• This Day in MLB History: January 29
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 2003
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• Dusty Baker is retiring as a manager
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the American League Championship Series
Cubs World Series Champion Anthony Rizzo reacts to the Yankees’ win in the Division Series | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images The battle of the evil empires To be perfectly candid, the scheduling issues due to rain postponements was the main reason for splitting the Championship Series guides. However, with the Yankees victory over the Guardians yesterday, the contrast between these two series c...2022Check it out Anthony Rizzo
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• Dusty Baker makes these Astros about so much more than a scandalHate Houston if you want. But as one of Dusty Baker's former players, I know there's so much to love about its manager....2021 -
• Dusty Baker wants MLB to prevent 'premeditated retaliation' against Astros
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• The Astros’ Apologies Did Little To Repair Their Image
Shortly after Astros owner Jim Crane, new manager Dusty Baker and players Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve addressed the media in a press conference regarding their sign-stealing scandal yesterday, the clubhouse was opened up for the entire roster to offer comments on the ordeal. Their comments created quite the contrast with those still emerging from…...2020Check it out Alex Bregman gossip
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• Astros Name James Click General Manager
The Astros have decided upon James Click as their new general manager, per a club announcement. Click had served as Rays vice president of baseball operations. Having already installed Dusty Baker as its new manager, the scandal-ridden Houston organization has now replaced its prior leadership team. Manager A.J. Hinch and GM Jeff Luhnow were suspended and fired for lack…...2020Check it out Jeff Luhnow gossip
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• Latest On Astros’ GM Opening
The Astros have spent a large portion of January reeling from the fallout of their 2017 sign-stealing scandal – one that cost them championship-winning GM Jeff Luhnow and manager A.J. Hinch. They’ve already replaced Hinch, having hired decorated veteran skipper Dusty Baker on Wednesday, but there’s no successor to Luhnow yet. However, the Astros continue…...2020Read about Jeff Luhnow scandal
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