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The little batboy who could: Darren Baker, now 18, grows up
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Darren Baker, Jack Leiter make for son-splashed Futures Game
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Washington Nationals' prospect Darren Baker on the rise
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Darren Baker - Baseball - California Golden Bears Athletics
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Astros manager Dusty Baker's son is drafted by the Nationals 19
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Back to the future: MLB draft returns, makes All-Star debut - The
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Darren Baker had a World Series moment as a 3 years old, now in minors
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Darren Baker Is Drafted by the Washington Nationals - The New York
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Darren Baker, Jack Leiter make for son-splashed Futures Game
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Dusty and Darren Baker on face-off, 03/20/2022
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As Dusty Baker helps HBCUs, he fumes of lack of Black MLB players