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Baker is the son of former MLB player and manager Dusty Baker.As a toddler, Darren served as the batboy for the San Francisco Giants while his father was managing the team. . During game five of the 2002 World Series, Darren narrowly missed being run over at home plate by baserunner David Be
Darren Baker was involved in a memorable play during Game 5 of the 2002 World Series when, as a 3-year-old bat boy while his dad was managing in San Francisco, he was swept out of danger by J.T ...
Darren Baker, best known for being carried out of harm's way as a 3-year-old bat boy during the 2002 World Series, is being called up to the Major Leagues by the Washington Nationals.
Darren Baker was involved in a memorable play during Game 5 of the 2002 World Series when, as a 3-year-old bat boy while his dad was managing in San Francisco, he was swept out of danger by J.T. Snow in the middle of a play. “That’s something he doesn’t even remember,” Dusty Baker said.
Darren Baker was famous while barely a preschooler, gaining notoriety for getting scooped out of harms’ way at homeplate by San Francisco Giant J.T. Snow during Game 5 of the 2002 World Series, ...
Examples of bat boys who went on to play in the major leagues include Drew Storen, who served as a bat boy for the Montreal Expos when the team visited Cincinnati, [8] and Jesse Litsch, who was a bat boy for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2001 and 2002. [9] The aforementioned Darren Baker made his MLB debut in 2024, with the Washington Nationals. [10]
In the 2002 World Series, Snow was scoring a run in Game 5 off a Kenny Lofton triple and lifted 3-year-old Darren Baker, the Giants' batboy and son of then Giants’ manager Dusty Baker, by the jacket as he was crossing home plate. Darren had run out to collect Lofton's bat before the play was completed.
— Darren Baker (@DarrenBaker_2) March 17, 2023 Darren was the Nationals' 10th-round pick out of Cal in 2021. Last season, he played for High-A Wilmington and Double-A Harrisburg.