Lost in Left Field

Lost in Left Field

The Hall of Fame's Missing Managers

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Paul White
Mar 10, 2023
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A few months ago, when the Astros won their second World Series in six seasons, it was the first championship of the long managerial career of Dusty Baker. The calls began immediately for Baker to be elected to the Hall of Fame as a manager, the shiny new title being the only perceived missing piece of his résumé to that point.

That’s not literally true,…

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