Nationals hire Dusty Baker as manager
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There Cam Newton Jersey were Monday night about Dusty Baker heading to Washington, and on Tuesday morning the Nationalsmade it official with a multi-year contract for their new manager.
Baker becomes the sixth manager in Nationals history, and he brings a lot of history with him. The 66-year-old is athree-time National League Manager of the Year (1993, 1997, 2000) and the17th-winningest manager in baseball history with 1,671 victories (1,504 lo ses). He's won at least 88 games in 11 of his 20 seasons as a manager.
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We were looking for a manager to RJ Barrett Jersey help us achieve our ultimate goal of competing for a World Series championship, owner Kenny Bell Jersey TedLerner said in a statement. During our broad search proce s we met with many qualified candidates, and ultimately it was clear that Dustys deep experience was the best fit for our ballclub.
The Nationals after the team failed to make the postseason despite entering the yearwith World Series aspirations. They also reportedly sent a contract offer to Bud Black worth $1.6 million, but for only one season.
Baker was previously a manager in San Francisco, Chicago and most recently Cincinnati.He was Raiquan Gray Jersey fired by the Reds in 2013.
Although he has never won a World Series,the Nationals hope he can turn a promising team into a titlecontender.
I am so pleased to welcome Dusty Baker to Marquise Goodwin Jersey the Nationals family, Nationals president and general managerMike Rizzo said in a statement. In getting to know Dusty and identifying what we wanted in the next on-field leader of our team, we are excited to have him on board.
Dustys experience, as a winning player, coach, and manager, is vast and varied. We are excited to bring him to Washington and put his steady demeanor, knowledge and many years in the game to work in our favor. I think I speak for the entire organization when I say I am very much looking forward to Andre Wesson Jersey working with him.