Dusty Baker’s son, Darren, made his major league debut and didn’t waste any time closing in on pop’s stats, as Baker hit the first pitch of his career up the middle for a base hit.

 

The 25-year-old infielder got the call up on Sunday and joined the team once rosters expanded to 40 players.

 

 

His pops Dusty is a legend with over 2,000 managerial wins and a World Series championship, he won with the Houston Astros in 2022. He’s always been very supportive of Darren’s career and has to be overjoyed that his boy, who has been at several Spring Training camps throughout his career, is finally getting the official call-up.

 

“I didn’t need an alarm today,” said Darren Baker, who learned of his callup Saturday.

 

Baker made his big league debut as a pinch hitter for the Nationals in the ninth inning of a 14-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs.

 

“That’s something he doesn’t even remember,” Dusty Baker said. “He’s reminded of it constantly, but he doesn’t remember. That’s quite a story. At the time, it seemed kind of funny or embarrassing or whatever, but in the full circle of life, maybe it was supposed to happen.”

 

When he got the word, Baker’s first two calls were to his parents, who arrived in Washington from the West Coast early Sunday morning and arrived in time for the Nationals’ series finale against the Chicago Cubs. The 25-year-old, Washington’s 10th-round pick in 2021, hit .285 with 49 RBIs and 38 stolen bases at Rochester, could play some outfield in addition during his time in Washington.

 

Darren Baker Has Long Been A Part Of World Series History As Bat Boy

 

Longtime baseball fans will remember Darren for an incident in the 2002 World Series, when he was serving as a batboy for his father’s San Francisco Giants. Baker infamously had to be pulled out of the way of an oncoming baserunner by Giants first baseman JT Snow during Game 5, moments before the 3-year-old nearly got run over.

 

The unforgettable incident led MLB to institute a new rule mandating that all bat boys are at least 14 years old.

 

 

The genes have got to count for something as well. Dusty was a feared batter who was also played in two All-Star games, won two World Series, a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger and hit 242 career bro bombs.

 

Washington Nationals Continue To Produce MLBbros 

Baker is another MLBbro to come through the Nationals system. Mike Rizzo and his staff have not been afraid to Draft Black players and their resurgence as a franchise is built around Bros such as shortstop CJ Abrams, pitcher Josiah Gray, slugger James Wood and minor league talents such as Baker and Elijah Green.