Dusty Baker has won the fourth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest. The beloved Baker retired following the 2023 season after spending 56 years in the majors as a player, coach and manager.
Billye Aaron, center, wife of the late Hank Aaron, stands with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, second from front left, Atlanta Braves chairman and CEO Terry McGuirk, front left, Dusty Baker , fourth from right, and players from the 1974 Braves team during a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of Hank breaking Babe Ruth’s home run record team, before a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Atlanta.
He was the 1977 NL Championship Series MVP and finished fourth in 1980 NL MVP voting before helping the Los Angeles Dodgers win the 1981 World Series.García and Carter hit back-to-back homers and Rangers beat Mariners 5-1 Baker took all those teams to the playoffs, winning 10 division crowns, three pennants and finally a World Series championship in 2022 with the Astros. He ranks seventh on the career list with 2,183 wins and is the only manager in major league history to lead five franchises to division titles.
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