November 8th, 2022After Kenny Lofton flied out to Angels center fielder Darin Erstad to end the 2002 World Series, Giants manager Dusty Baker was seen carrying his 3-year-old son, Darren Baker, from the dugout to the clubhouse. Little Darren was bawling, upset that his father lost the Fall Classic.Twenty years later, it was a different story. Darren, a 23-year-old Minor Leaguer in the Nationals organization, was in attendance at Minute Maid Park on Saturday evening and watched his father win his first World Series title as a manager as the Astros defeated the Phillies, 4-1, in the Game 6 clincher. This time, there was no crying on Darren’s part.When Dusty saw Darren on the field, the two embraced. There wasn’t much said. A lot of things were spoken without words, according to Darren. He reminded his father of a conversation they had earlier in the day, when Darren told Dusty that the Astros were going to beat the Phillies that same day. Dusty replied, “We did it.”“It was pretty special,” Darren said via telephone on Tuesday afternoon. “There were a lot of disappointments, uncertainty in his life. I don’t know. You put so much into something, you definitely want to
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20 years later, son Darren celebrates Dusty's WS win – MLB.com
