Washington’s Nationals drafted Darren Baker out of high school in 2017, but he opted to go to college at the University of California, Berkeley, then they drafted him again, taking the son of former Nationals’ skipper Dusty Baker in the 10th Round in 2021 and signing him the second time.
“Obviously you’ve got bloodlines there, but he’s a really good player. Intelligent, you watch him play on the field, so that’s a big trait, he’s got tools, he’s very versatile,” Mark Baka, the Nats’ Westcoast Crosschecker, told reporters during the ‘21 Draft.
“He can play second, play center, he can run,” Baca said, “.