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Dusty Baker
Johnnie B. "Dusty" Baker Jr. has been a baseball phenom for his entire career. He played baseball from 1976 to 1986 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics. Baker coached for the San Francisco Giants from 1988 to 1992; and has managed !!!! since 1993, currently managing for the Houston Astros. Throughout his career, he has become a two-time All-Star, a World Series Champion and has been recognized three times as National League Manager of the Year. Dusty Baker is also a U.S. Marine. Baker served in the Marine Corps Reserve as a mechanic motor transport from 1968 to 1974 during the Vietnam War. "Out here on the baseball diamond, it's like teammates are your brothers," Baker said of the similarities between baseball and the service, "I learned more about teamwork in the Marines, more than anything else. If we get in !!!!! is, you better not touch my teammate."
Source: Department of Defense
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