Dusty Baker gets 2,000th win as Astros down Mariners

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Minutes after becoming the 12th manager in major league history to reach 2,000 wins, and the first Black man to do it, Dusty Baker was already looking ahead.

Asked to rank this latest accomplishment in a life already filled with so many, Baker paused for a bit before answering.

"Right now it’s at the top," he said. "But I ain’t gonna stop now."

Yordan Alvarez and Jose Altuve each hit a solo homer and rookie Jeremy Peña had two RBIs to help Baker hit the milestone with Houston's 4-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

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Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker Jr. celebrates after a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners Tuesday, May 3, 2022, in Houston. The Astros won 4-0 giving Baker 2,000 career wins.  (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Ten of the 11 other managers who have accumulated at least 2,000 wins are in the Hall of Fame. Bruce Bochy (2,003), who isn’t yet eligible, is the only exception.

The 72-year-old Baker’s career record is 2,000-1,745 and he’s the only big league manager to take five different teams to the postseason.

Baker, one of two Black managers in the majors, said being the first to reach the 2,000-win benchmark makes it even more meaningful.

"It means extra," he said. "It means extra to the culture. It means extra to society. It means extra to my race, and it means extra hopefully for others to get an opportunity (so) I’m not the last."

It’s another milestone in Baker’s storied career as a player and manager that has spanned more than 50 years. He’s reached the World Series twice as a manager, last season with the Astros and in 2002 with the San Francisco Giants. As a player, he