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World Series champion Dusty Baker joining TBS MLB coverage

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World Series champion Dusty Baker joining TBS MLB coverage

Legendary former MLB player and manager Dusty Baker is returning to broadcasting.

Baker will be joining TBS’ MLB studio coverage primarily for the playoffs but also for occasional regular-season spots, The Post has learned.

Baker, 75, previously had a similar role for TBS in 2015 and also worked as an analyst for ESPN during the playoffs in 2006 and ’07.

World Series champion Dusty Baker is joining TBS’ MLB postseason baseball coverage, The Post has learned. Getty Images

The TBS studio show includes analysts Pedro Martinez, Jimmy Rollins and Curtis Granderson and has several hosts, including Lauren Shehadi.

TBS, which has all the ALDS and ALCS games this season, is under the Turner Sports / Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella.

A WBD Sports spokesperson could not be immediately reached for comment.

Baker was a World Series champion both as a player — in 1981 with the Dodgers — and as the manager of the Astros in 2022.

Dusty Baker holds up his Astros World Series ring as he announces his retirement on Oct. 26, 2023. AP
Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker leans against at fence during spring training baseball practice Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in West Palm Beach, Fla. AP

His MLB playing career spanned from 1968 to 1986, with the Braves, Dodgers, Giants and A’s, and included two All-Star appearances and a Gold Glove.

He managed a total of 26 years between 1993 and 2023, with the Giants, Cubs, Reds, Nationals and Astros.

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