Dusty Baker pours out his soul, pens emotional autobiography 'Crossroads'
Dusty Baker wrote his autobiography, "Crossroads," with author Steve Kettman, which will be released June 9 by Crown Publishing.
It was Dusty Baker’s secret ritual after virtually every home game when he managed the Houston Astros , but one night, he was caught red-handed by Astros infielder Mauricio Dubon . Dubon, who was in his car, couldn’t believe what he was seeing, and quietly approached Baker. Baker, startled, told Dubon he has been doing this for years, but pleaded with him not to tell a soul.
It’s a secret he desperately wanted to keep. Baker, with zero fanfare, fed the homeless every night after Astros games. He would take the leftover food in the clubhouse that normally would be thrown away, drove out of the parking lot, and stopped under the Interstate 69 underpass.
He would get out of his truck, take out the food that he put in packages, and gave it to the homeless. Other times he would drive downtown, and look for a woman he called, “Mama,’’ who lived in a cardboard box. She would disperse the servings of food to other homeless.
“I was driving home and saw him do that one night,’’ said Dubon, now an infielder with Atlanta “and I couldn’t believe it. But Dusty promised me I wouldn’t tell anyone. He didn’t want any publicity.
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