MLB Fans React To Dusty Baker’s Son, Darren baker, Being Drafted Into The MLB

If you were watching the 2002 World Series, you know the story of Dusty Baker’s son, Darren Baker.

Darren was a little kid working as the bat boy at the time. Completely oblivious to the ongoing play at the plate, Darren ran onto the field to pick up the bat. As Giants star J.T. Snow was heading for home, he swooped up Darren Baker, saving the kid from being trampled.

Well, Darren Baker is all grown up now. And he had just been drafted to the MLB.

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DB is off the board! ⭐️

The @Nationals have selected @DarrenBaker_2 in the 10th round of the #MLBDraft! pic.twitter.com/VLppgAxEEk

— Cal Baseball (@CalBaseball) July 12, 2021

Darren Baker is a speedy second baseman and finished the college baseball season with an impressive .327/.402/.354 slash line to go along with 28 stolen bases.

After hearing the Dusty Baker’s son was drafted, social media exploded with nostalgia.

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Dusty’s son, Darren Baker, was just selected in the 10th round by the Washington Nationals 👏

Good thing J.T. Snow was there to save him back in 2002 😂

pic.twitter.com/5TMUD3sZB1

— KNBR (@KNBR) July 12, 2021

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Darren Baker, the little kid in this famous Giants play, was just drafted by the Washington Nationals. Feel old? pic.twitter.com/64pSer0ULB

— Scott Bentley (@BentleyScotty) July 12, 2021

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Darren Baker was just drafted in the 10th round by the Nats

19 years ago he was the bat boy getting scooped up by J.T. Snow in the World Series

(via @MLBVault) pic.twitter.com/JfKFn72KVx

— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) July 12, 2021

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I am so old.https://t.co/6vTe2EWk90

— bill pieper 2/2+1 (@WilliamPieper) July 12, 2021

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Little Darren Baker, every Giants fans favorite batboy from 2002, gig drafted by the Washington Nationals. I’m happy for Darren and the Baker family, but dammit this news made me feel old https://t.co/IXMOJazFcB

— San Francisco Giants: Past And Present (@SF_hardball) July 12, 2021

God, if that doesn’t make you feel old … I remember Darren baker’s days as a bat boy like it was yesterday. Now the kid is hoping to enjoy a nice long career in the MLB.

Who knows, maybe we’ll even get to see him play for his dad at some point down the road.

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