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Dusty Baker's Toothpick Joins Hall of Fame After Historic Win

6/8/2026

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Dusty Baker, 73, became the oldest manager to win the World Series in 2022.
The toothpick he chewed in the Astros dugout that day now resides in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Baker says he co-invented the high five with Glenn Burke after his 1977 homer, though his memoir *Crossroads* downplays that claim.
He lives near Sacramento, California, watches basketball and supports the New York Knicks.

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Dusty Baker, 73, became the oldest manager to win the World Series in 2022.
The toothpick he chewed in the Astros dugout that day now resides in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
Baker says he co-invented the high five with Glenn Burke after his 1977 homer, though his memoir *Crossroads* downplays that claim.
He lives near Sacramento, California, watches basketball and supports the New York Knicks.