Astros ‘Discouraged’ Championship Manager From Feeding Homeless: Report

HOUSTON, TEXAS - JUNE 15: Dusty Baker Jr. #12 of the Houston Astros stands in the dugout in the fourth inning against the Washington Nationals at Minute Maid Park on June 15, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images) Getty Images The Houston Astros snapped a long streak last year and they’re looking to start a new one after a winter reset.

For the first time since 2016, the team missed the playoffs after a middling season in 2025. But after re-acquiring longtime shortstop Carlos Correa at the trade deadline and then signing star Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai in the offseason, the Astros will be fighting for a postseason spot once again. MORE FROM FORBES Yankees’ New 17-Year-Old Lefty Sends 3-Word Message On Surprise Contract By Peter Chawaga Houston Astros’ Former Manager Dusty Baker Reveals Team’s Reaction To Donations In the meantime, though, one of the key members of the team’s last World Series run, former manager Dusty Baker, has highlighted the organization’s brass in a soon-to-be-released autobiography.

“Baker, with zero fanfare, fed the homeless every night after Astros games,” USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported , referencing an excerpt from the new book. “Baker, who said the Astros discouraged him from feeding the homeless in case someone got sick, possibly leaving them open to a lawsuit, but refused to stop. ” Baker, who managed the Astros from 2020 to 2023 following the departure of AJ Hinch amid a sign-stealing scandal, did not want his practice of feeding unhoused people to become a public story at the time, but he embarked on a two-year autobiography project to share some things about his career that he has previously held in.

“Things that have been on my mind a long time,’’ Baker said, per Nightengale. “Sometimes you get tired of being politically correct all of the time. So, I got to say what I feel.