Darren Baker spent much of his childhood around baseball.
Sunday was the first time he woke up knowing he was a major leaguer.The second baseman, the son of two-time All-Star and longtime manager Dusty Baker , was one of the Washington Nationals ' roster additions when he had his contract selected from Triple-A Rochester on Sunday.'I didn't need an alarm today,' said Darren Baker, who learned of his callup Saturday.
He puts the ball in play to get guys over and knocks in some big runs. All that stuff. He's just a baseball player.'Darren Baker was involved in a memorable play during Game 5 of the 2002 World Series when, as a 3-year-old bat boy while his dad was managing in San Francisco, he was swept out of danger by J.T. Snow in the middle of a play.'That's something he doesn't even remember,' Dusty Baker said. 'He's reminded of it constantly, but he doesn't remember.
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