Reds To Replace Dusty Baker
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By Tim Dierkes [October 4, 2013 at 7:33am CST]
Dusty Baker is out as Reds manager, according to Ben Walker of the Associated
Press. The Reds will announce today that Baker has been replaced, though it
is currently unclear whether he was fired or he resigned. Ken Rosenthal of
FOX Sports tweets that Baker had one year and roughly $3.5MM remaining on his
contract.
Baker, 64, has been managing the Reds for the past six seasons, three of
which have resulted in playoff berths. His record since taking over as
Cincinnati's manager is 509-463. That .524 winning percentage is on par with
his career percentage of .526. Baker is a three-time NL Manager of the Year
and led the 2002 Giants to the National League pennant.
Earlier in the week, the Reds were bounced from the Wild Card playoff game by
the Pirates, but general manager Walt Jocketty was quick to tell reporters,
including John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer, that he hadn't considered
firing Baker: “I don’t think so,” Jocketty said. “He’s signed for
another year.” That seems to suggest a resignation, though Reds ownership
could have had a different view on Baker than Jocketty and brought about the
change.