Dusty Baker

2022 - 10 - 29

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Dusty Baker 'Ashamed of the Game' over Lack of US-Born Black ... (Bleacher Report)

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker is gearing up for a tough battle against the Philadelphia Phillies in the 2022 World Series, but he's thinking about more ...

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts are the only Black managers in the league. MLB is trying to address the issue at the foundational level, and there is some optimism for the game moving forward. However, just 7.2 percent of Black players on 2022 Opening Day rosters were born in North America. I am ashamed of the game." "It lets us know there's obviously a lot of work to be done to create opportunities for Black kids to pursue their dream at the highest level." "I’m ashamed of the game. Louis Cardinals), James Wood (Nationals) and Cam Collier (Cincinnati Reds). You can tell by the number of African-American No. That's a decline from 7.6 percent in 2021. "That is eye opening. It looks bad. [Bob Nightengale](https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2022/10/28/dusty-baker-houston-astros-manager-world-series-black-players/10606567002/) that it is "terrible for the state of the game."

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Baker's pitching moves go awry in Astros' Game 1 loss (MLB.com)

HOUSTON -- The way Astros manager Dusty Baker sees it, ace pitcher Justin Verlander has earned his trust on the mound, and rightfully so.

[Ryne Stanek](https://www.mlb.com/player/592773), who was perhaps his best reliever in the regular season. “I mean, we were in the same boat that they were in,” Baker said. “I mean, [Realmuto] hit a good pitch, a fastball away in the short porch. The last team to rally from five runs down to win a World Series game was the 2002 Angels in Game 6 against ... In World Series history, teams with a lead of five runs or more were 220-5 prior to Friday, when the Phillies scored three times in the fourth and twice in the fifth to erase a 5-0 deficit. I felt like I had some guys in good situations and just wasn't able to quite make the pitches that I wanted to.” Realmuto followed with a two-run double to tie the game. You don't want to just go through your whole bullpen that early in the game. Verlander would have escaped the fourth unscathed had he caught Realmuto’s liner back to the mound with one out. “I mean, we know they could hit when we came in here, and they're known for that. [6-5, in 10 innings](https://www.mlb.com/gameday/715724/final/box) on a J.T. [Justin Verlander](https://www.mlb.com/player/434378) has earned his trust on the mound, and rightfully so.

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Dusty Baker Laments Lack Of US-Born Black Players In World Series (HuffPost)

What hurts is that I don't know how much hope that it gives some of the young African-American kids,” the Houston Astros manager told The Associated Press.

Hall wasn’t on the Phillies’ roster for any of the first three rounds this postseason and isn’t expected to be on the World Series roster. He said that Black players made up just 7.2% of opening day roster this year, the lowest percentage since study data was first collected in 1991, when 18% of MLB players were Black. “You can tell by the number of African-American number one draft choices. Since then, the 1950 matchup between the New York Yankees and Phillies has been the only World Series without a U.S.-born Black player. Both rosters have players of color from the Caribbean, Central and South America. “Because when I was their age, I had a bunch of guys, (Willie) Mays, (Hank) Aaron, Frank Robinson, Tommy Davis — my hero — Maury Wills, all these guys.

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