A matchup of legendary baseball dinosaurs begins Thursday at Minute Maid Park in Houston when 76-year-old Tony La Russa and 72-year-old Dusty Baker square off in the opener of a four-game series ...

On Sunday, we told you the Cincinnati Reds were very displeased about the perceived snubs of Brandon Phillips and Johnny Cueto from Tony La Russa's National League All-Star team, and weren't shy about ...

win a stinking game.'' After a while, he got around to Baker, and although they'd screamed at each other in the first game, now La Russa was all admiration. ''The bunt in the first inning of Game 1,'' ...

Baker was out of baseball in 2019 after the Washington Nationals fired him following their 2017 NL Division Series loss to the Cubs that featured one of the craziest Game 5s ever. La Russa retired ...

And when Baker played his final season in 1986 for Oakland, La Russa was his manager. ``Tony was the guy who gave me my first advice when I first started managing,'' Baker said. ``I talk to Tony in ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Everything was peaceful when Dusty Baker and the Reds visited Tony La Russa and the Cardinals ...

ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa will become the second retired manager to lead an All-Star team next summer, joining Hall of Famer John McGraw. McGraw retired after the 1932 season and managed the National ...