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Dusty Baker, Win or Lose, Will Have a Future Plaque in the Hall of Fame - Cooperstown Cred
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MLB playoffs 2023: Braves rally, Diamondbacks push Dodgers to brink; AL Division Series resume
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Astros win World Series over Phillies: Score, highlights, offseason rumors, more
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Justin Verlander gets World Series win as Astros lead Phillies - Los Angeles Times
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Eovaldi set for 1st career World Series start with Rangers. Gallen gets Game 1 for Diamondbacks
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Braves edge Astros to reach brink of World Series title
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World Series: Astros manager Dusty Baker laments absence of US-born Black players in this year's showpiece, Baseball News
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Astros vs. Rangers ALCS 2023: Dusty Baker, Bruce Bochy square off after forging similar paths in baseball - ABC13 Houston
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ALCS Managerial Report Card: Dusty Baker
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Dusty Baker reacts to first World Series win as manager: 'You gotta persevere