SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dusty Baker is returning to the San Francisco Giants for a third stint with the team, this time as a special assistant in the front office, according to a person with direct knowledge of the hire.
Back with the Giants, he will serve as a special assistant to President of Baseball Operations Farhan Zaidi and CEO Larry Baer.
Baker managed the Giants from 1993-2002 before coming back to work as an adviser to Baer during a break from managing in 2018-19.
Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesBaker finally won a long-awaited World Series title as a manager with Houston in 2022.
He left the Giants on difficult terms following their World Series loss to the Angels in 2002 and took over as skipper of the Cubs.
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