PITTSBURGH -- Nationals manager Dusty Baker always admired Chuck Tanner from afar. So to receive an award with Tanner's name on it Saturday night was no small honor for Baker.
Baker was named the Chuck Tanner MLB Manager of the Year at the Rivers Club in downtown Pittsburgh, part of the 10th annual Chuck Tanner Awards Banquet presented by the Rotary Club of Pittsburgh. In his first year with the Nats, Baker led Washington to a 95-67 record and National League East title, while being named a finalist for the Baseball Writers' Association of America's Manager of the Year award.