Sacramento’s Dusty Baker Seeks World Series Ring At 72 With Astros

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SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — He whitethorn beryllium connected baseball’s biggest stage, but Dusty Baker’s location basal is inactive close present successful Sacramento.

The 72-year-old is managing the Houston Astros arsenic they conflict the Atlanta Braves for a World Series Championship.

Baker has been a Sacramento staple for decades.

We’ve interviewed him raising wealth for bully causes, taking CBS13 telethon calls, and showing solidarity successful the effort to prevention the Sacramento Kings.

Baker archetypal made his people successful the majors successful the shadiness of Hank Aaron. When Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s location tally record, it was Sacramento’s ain Dusty Baker waiting for him successful the on-deck circle.

Baker’s Del Campo High School alma mater is watching his enactment intimately now.

“Being a Sacramento feline with specified a large shot tradition, you cognize we’re each rooting for him,” Del Campo Baseball Head Coach Kevin Dawidczik said.

Del Campo plays their autumn shot games connected a tract wherever Baker’s sanction was engraved agelong ago.

The letters wearing down mode much than the man.

Besides baseball, Baker is besides an accomplished businessman.

Rooted successful winemaking, his teammate astatine Baker Family Wines is Chick Brenneman, who says erstwhile the Astros called, helium saw Baker beaming.

“Every clip idiosyncratic started knocking connected his door, I mean, determination was a small spot much outpouring successful his step, you know, ‘Here I go, I’m going to bash this,’ ” Brenneman said.

The winemaker’s champion seller is named arsenic a tribute to Hank Aaron. It’s truthful fashionable determination are nary much bottles to buy.

“We telephone it the Hammerin’ Hank Cabernet,” Brennaman said. “Unfortunately, that sold out.”

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If lone you could vessel Dusty Baker’s 72 years of occurrence and counting.