Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has said he is retiring two days after the team lost the AL Championship Series to the Texas Rangers.
A press conference is scheduled for Thursday morning to announce the news.
‘I’m very grateful and thankful to Jim Crane and the Houston Astros for giving me this opportunity, and to win a championship,” Baker, 74, told USA Today. ‘I felt like they’ve been good for me, and I’ve been good for them.
‘What I really appreciate is that Jim has been totally honest and transparent with me on all things.’
More to follow.
