Darren Baker (baseball)
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| Darren Baker | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) Baker with the Harrisburg Senators in 2022 | |
| Chicago White Sox | |
| Second baseman | |
| Born: February 11, 1999 Redwood City, California, U.S. | |
Bats: Left Throws: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 1, 2024, for the Washington Nationals | |
| MLB statistics (through 2024 season) | |
| Batting average | .500 |
| Home runs | 0 |
| Runs batted in | 0 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Darren John Baker (born February 11, 1999) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Chicago White Sox organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals.
Baker is the son of former MLB player and manager Dusty Baker. As a toddler, Darren served as the batboy for the San Francisco Giants while his father was managing the team. During game five of the 2002 World Series, Darren narrowly missed being run over at home plate by baserunner David Bell. He was lifted out of the way by Giants first baseman J. T. Snow before a collision could occur.[1][2][3] Major League Baseball set a minimum age of 14 for batboys as a result of the incident.[4]
Amateur career
Baker attended Jesuit High School in Sacramento, California.[5][6] He was drafted by the Washington Nationals in the 27th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and played college baseball at the University of California, Berkeley.[7][8] In 2018, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Brewster Whitecaps of the Cape Cod Baseball League, and returned to the league in 2019 with the Wareham Gatemen and was named a league all-star.[9][10] After four years at Berkeley, he was again drafted by the Nationals, this time in the 10th round of the 2021 MLB draft, and signed.[11]