Dusty Baker on deck for Baseball Hall of Fame
— The clock moves forward, and now all eyes are on Dusty Baker for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 2027.</p><p>The former Cubs manager (2003-06), who might be best known for his 10 years leading the Giants or for finally winning his only World Series in 2022 as the skipper of the Astros, should be a slam-dunk choice.</p><p>‘‘Dusty was the best leader there was,’’ former Giants second baseman Jeff Kent said during his induction speech Sunday about Baker on the stage behind the Clark Sports Center. ‘‘He was the right man at the right time for me.’’</p><p>Baker is up for nomination and election, along with fellow former manager Bruce Bochy and former catcher Buster Posey.
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— The clock moves forward, and now all eyes are on Dusty Baker for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 2027.</p><p>The former Cubs manager (2003-06), who might be best known for his 10 years leading the Giants or for finally winning his only World Series in 2022 as the skipper of the Astros, should be a slam-dunk choice.</p><p>‘‘Dusty was the best leader there was,’’ former Giants second baseman Jeff Kent said during his induction speech Sunday about Baker on the stage behind the Clark Sports Center. ‘‘He was the right man at the right time for me.’’</p><p>Baker is up for nomination and election, along with fellow former manager Bruce Bochy and former catcher Buster Posey. All are back with the Giants now. Baker and Bochy are advisers, and Posey is the president of baseball operations and a minority owner.</p><p>Baker and Bochy, who won three of his four championships with the Giants (2010, 2012, 2014), are expected to be on the eight-person ballot decided by the Contemporary Era Non-Players Committee.
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- — The clock moves forward, and now all eyes are on Dusty Baker for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Class of 2027.</p><p>The former Cubs manager (2003-06), who might be best known for his 10 years leading the Giants or for finally winning his only World Series in 2022 as the skipper of the Astros, should be a slam-dunk choice.</p><p>‘‘Dusty was the best leader there was,’’ former Giants second baseman Jeff Kent said during his induction speech Sunday about Baker on the stage behind the Clark Sports Center. ‘‘He was the right man at the right time for me.’’</p><p>Baker is up for nomination and election, along with fellow former manager Bruce Bochy and former catcher Buster Posey.
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