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Dusty Baker never wanted to be out of baseball
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The men managing the World Series: Rob Thomson and Dusty Baker
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MLB struggling to find next Dusty Baker, Dave Roberts
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Dusty Baker keeps rolling along with managerial master class
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Old but more than old-school, Dusty Baker and Bruce Bochy are
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Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker's baseball life has made him a
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Dusty Baker stays on as Astros manager
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Astros win 2022 World Series championship, no asterisk needed
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After 2,144 wins, Dusty Baker finally gets the World Series party
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Houston Astros seek to become MLB's first repeat champ in 23 years
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Dusty Baker Net Worth
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Houston's Baker back after missing 5 games with COVID-19 - The San
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Dusty Baker proves that nice guys and good managers do finish
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Put Astros' Dusty Baker in the Hall of Fame, White Sox' Tony La