Astros Plan on Brining Dusty Baker Back Next Season

The Houston Astros will run it back with manager Dusty Baker for at least another season. According to USA TODAY Major League Baseball columnist Bob Nightengale, Astros owner Jim Crane has already spoken to Baker and will offer an extension soon.

Houston #Astros owner Jim Crane spoke with manager Dusty Baker and GM James Click on Monday and plans to formally extend each of them a contract for the 2023 season in quest for back-to-back World Series titles.

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) November 8, 2022

Baker, of course, finally picked up his much sought-after first World Series championship as a manager as Houston beat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games last week. General manager James…