Former Astros Manager Could Take Job With Former Team

One of Dusty Baker's former employers is considering bringing him back in an undetermined role for 2024.

Former Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker may be preparing for a full-circle moment in his post-managerial career.

According to Jason Dumas of KRON-TV in San Francisco, Baker is engaged in discussion with the San Francisco Giants about a role with the organization.

The report says that Baker has already spoken to Larry Baer, the CEO of the Giants, and that a discussion with Giants President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi could follow soon.

Baker started his managerial career with the San Francisco Giants in 1993 and led the organization to the World Series in 2002, his final season with the team. The Giants lost to the Los Angeles Angels.

Baker finished with an 840-715 with the Giants.

It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Baker take on some sort of special assistant role with the team. The Giants already have Willie Mays, Barry Bonds and Will Clark as special assistants to the front office.

After he transition from managing the Giants, current Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy took on a similar role with the Giants for three seasons.

Baker left the Astros and retired from managing after last season with the Astros reaching the NLCS for the seventh straight season but falling to the Rangers in seven games as they attempted to defend their World Series title. Baker led the franchise to its second World Series title in 2022 and was 320-226 in his four seasons with the Astros.

He’s managed 26 seasons in the Majors, featuring stints with the Chicago Cubs (2003-206), the Cincinnati Reds (2008-13) and the Washington Nationals (2016-17) between San Francisco and Houston.

He is one of a handful of managers with more than 2,000 career wins. He finished his career as 2,183-1,862.