Aaron Boone greets Dusty Baker with hug outside Astros' clubhouse after Houston's ALCS win
American League Championship Series managers Aaron Boone of the New York Yankees and Dusty Baker of the Houston Astros have Cincinnati Reds ties.
Boone, the Yankees' manager since 2018, was drafted by the Reds and played for Cincinnati from 1997 to 2003. Baker, the Astros' skipper since 2020, managed the Reds from 2008 to 2013.
And they delivered a touching moment captured by the Houston Chronicle's Brian T. Smith after the Astros completed a four-game sweep of the Yankees to reach the 2022 World Series.
From Smith via Twitter:
Aaron Boone waited outside of Astros clubhouse for Dusty Baker. They hugged and had a brief conversation. #Astros #Yankees pic.twitter.com/dd7Ed7OOH2
— Brian T. Smith (@ChronBrianSmith) October 24, 2022
And from the Washington Post's Chelsea Janes via Twitter:
Dusty just slipped out of the Astros celebration to meet Aaron Boone at the door to the visitors’ clubhouse. Boone came to give champagne-soaked Dusty a hug. “I always love you, you know that,” Dusty told him. pic.twitter.com/vV8hRNF3De
— Chelsea Janes (@chelsea_janes) October 24, 2022
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Baker is the winningest manager without a World Series championship in Major League Baseball history.
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Yankees' Boone greets Astros' Baker with hug outside Houston clubhouse
