Dusty Baker
American baseball player and manager
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| January 18 2024 | Dusty Baker agreed to a third stint with the San Francisco Giants in the front office, assuming the role of Special Advisor to Baseball Operations. |
| 2023 | At age 73, Dusty Baker became the oldest manager to win a championship in one of the four major North American sports. |
| 2023 | The Astros faced the Minnesota Twins in the 2023 American League Division Series. |
| 2023 | Dusty Baker achieved his 29th postseason win as the Astros skipper with a victory in Game 1 of the ALDS, surpassing A.J. Hinch to become the most winningest postseason manager in Astros history. |
| 2023 | The Astros defeated the Twins to advance to the ALCS against the Texas Rangers. |
| 2023 | In the ALCS, the home team lost every game, culminating in the Rangers routing the Astros in Game 7. |
| 2023 | The Astros clinched the AL West title, marking Baker's tenth division title won as a manager and making him the first Astros manager to lead a team to the playoffs in four consecutive seasons. |
| October 25 2023 | Dusty Baker announced his retirement, two days after the conclusion of the ALCS. |
| August 9 2023 | An 8–2 win over Baltimore earned Baker his 2,159th win as manager, allowing him to pass Bucky Harris for sole possession of seventh place all-time. |
| July 2023 | Baker was named manager of the American League team for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game. |
| June 1 2023 | Dusty Baker passed Joe McCarthy for eighth all-time in wins with a 5–2 victory against the Los Angeles Angels. |
| 2022 | On the same day that Baker won his 2,000th game, his son Darren scored the winning run home for his High A team in Delaware. |
| 2022 | As manager of the Astros, Baker was present when his team threw a no-hitter against the Phillies in the World Series. |
| November 5 2022 | The Astros defeated the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 6 of the World Series, leading Baker to win his second World Series and first as a manager, setting a record for the longest gap between World Series championships by a player/manager. |
| November 3 2022 | Dusty Baker won his 50th postseason game as manager, becoming only the fourth in MLB history to do so. |
| October 23 2022 | The Astros won Game 4 of the ALCS against the New York Yankees, clinching the fourth pennant in six seasons for the Astros and marking Baker's third pennant as a manager. |
| October 2 2022 | The Astros won their 104th game, setting a new high in wins for a Baker-managed team. |
| September 24 2022 | The Astros won their 100th game of the season, a 11–10 victory over the Baltimore Orioles, making Baker the fourth manager to achieve 100-win seasons in both the American and National League. |
| September 19 2022 | The Astros clinched the AL West title, marking Baker's ninth division title as a manager. |
| September 11 2022 | The Astros won their 90th game of the season against the Angels, marking Baker's 12th season reaching that threshold in wins as a manager. |
| May 3 2022 | Dusty Baker earned his 2,000th win as manager with a 4–0 victory over the Seattle Mariners at Minute Maid Park, making him the twelfth manager and first African American manager to reach this milestone. |
| 2021 | Dusty Baker became the ninth manager in major league history to win a pennant in both leagues after leading the Astros to the World Series, where they faced the Atlanta Braves. |
| 2021 | Darren Baker, Baker's son, was drafted in the tenth round of the MLB amateur draft by the Washington Nationals, the team his father managed at the time. |
| 2021 | By winning the American League West division in 2021, Baker became the first manager in major league history to guide five different clubs to division titles. |
| November 5 2021 | Astros owner Jim Crane announced that Dusty Baker had agreed to a one-year extension to manage the club for the 2022 season. |
| October 22 2021 | The Houston Astros, managed by Dusty Baker, achieved a dramatic comeback victory against the Boston Red Sox in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series (ALCS), clinching the pennant. |
| April 30 2021 | Dusty Baker surpassed Casey Stengel for 12th all-time on the wins list with a 9–2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, marking the first meeting between the teams since the previous year's ALCS. |
| April 26 2021 | Dusty Baker passed Gene Mauch for 13th on the all-time wins list with a 5–2 victory over the Seattle Mariners. |
| April 22 2021 | Dusty Baker secured his 1,900th win as a manager during the regular season, becoming the 14th manager in history to achieve this milestone with an 8–2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. |
| 2020 | Dusty Baker was one of three finalists for the managerial position with the Philadelphia Phillies, competing against Joe Girardi and Buck Showalter, but ultimately Joe Girardi was selected for the role. |
| 2020 | Dusty Baker became the manager of the Houston Astros, leading the team until 2023. |
| 2020 | Dusty Baker made his ninth appearance as a manager in a winner-take-all playoff game during the ALCS, setting a new record for most appearances in such games. |
| 2020 | Dusty Baker became the first manager to lead a team that finished under .500 in the regular season to win a postseason series, defeating both the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland Athletics. |
| September 25 2020 | Under Dusty Baker's management, the Houston Astros clinched a playoff spot as the sixth seed in the pandemic-shortened season, marking Baker's record of leading five teams to the postseason. |
| July 28 2020 | The Houston Astros picked up the 2021 option on Dusty Baker's contract, continuing his tenure as manager. |
| January 29 2020 | Dusty Baker became the third manager to be hired after the age of seventy, and the first to manage in the American League after coaching over 3,000 games in the National League. |
| January 13 2020 | Dusty Baker was hired as the manager of the Houston Astros after the firing of A. J. Hinch due to the Astros sign stealing scandal. |
| 2018 | Baker returned to the Giants organization as a Special Advisor to the CEO. |
| 2017 | Baker once again led the Nationals to another NL East Championship during the regular season. |
| 2017 | The Nationals were eliminated in the 2017 NLDS by the Chicago Cubs in five games, with a dramatic Game 5 loss that saw the team lead 4–1 before ultimately losing 9–8. |
| October 20 2017 | The Washington Nationals announced that Dusty Baker and his entire coaching staff would not return as the team's manager for the 2018 season. |
| 2016 | Dusty Baker was appointed manager of the Washington Nationals, serving in this position until 2017. |
| 2016 | The Nationals, managed by Baker, lost in the NLDS to the Los Angeles Dodgers in five games, culminating in a decisive Game 5 where they lost 4–3. |
| 2016 | Baker led the Washington Nationals to win the NL East with 95 wins, achieving a twelve-game improvement over the previous season. |
| May 11 2016 | Baker was manager of the Nationals when Max Scherzer tied the single-game strikeout record. |
| 2015 | Baker joined TBS as a studio analyst for the final two weeks of their regular season coverage and for their coverage of the National League playoffs. |
| 2015 | Baker was inducted into the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame. |
| November 3 2015 | Dusty Baker was named the new manager for the Washington Nationals, marking his first managerial position since being fired by Cincinnati in 2013. |
| October 22 2013 | Dusty Baker was replaced by Reds pitching coach Bryan Price following his dismissal. |
| October 15 2012 | Dusty Baker signed a two-year contract extension as manager of the Cincinnati Reds. |
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