Dusty Baker is long on baseball experience, and life experience

30, 2013 file photo, then-Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker talks with visitors behind the batting cage during the baseball team's workout in Pittsburgh. The Washington Nationals have announced they have hired Baker as their next manager.

WASHINGTON (AP) Washington Nationals announce they have hired Dusty Baker as their next manager. More from FoxSports. World Series Pocket Watches · Sounding Off: Steps to fix Braves' bullpen · Colin Cowherd supports Terry Collins' decision to keep 

Out of baseball for two seasons, Baker has 20 years of experience as a Major League skipper. 1969 Dusty Baker played for Atlanta, among other teams. Steve Moore/AP. Buy Photo. Wait 1 second to continue. Looking back at the career of Ahmed Chalabi.

November 3, 2015 4:50 PM EST – The Nationals chose Bud Black to be their manager, but contract talks broke down over the weekend, leading to the hiring of Dusty Baker, the other finalist, to replace fired Matt Williams. (Thomas Johnson / The Washington 

It was such a done deal that the Washington Post was writing articles with headlines like “What's next after the Nationals' hiring of Bud Black?” This morning the Nationals announced Dusty Baker as their new manager.