Dusty Bakergot another managing job, this time with the Washington Nationals.
The Nationals announced Baker's hiring Tuesday, nearly a month after firing Matt Williamswhen the club missed the playoffs.
With Baker joining the Nationals, baseball avoids what would have been its first start to a season since 1988 with zero black managers.
In the 66-year-old Baker, the Nationals get someone who has worked 20 seasons as a manager in the majors and whose 1,671-1,504 record — a .526 winning percentage — includes the second-most victories among active managers. He led the San Francisco Giants to the 2002 World Series and reached the postseason a half-dozen other times.