Astros manager Dusty Baker's son is drafted by the Nationals 19 years after ...

A World Series legend returns! Astros manager Dusty Baker's son is drafted by the Nationals 19 years after he was nearly trampled at home plate as a three-year-old bat boy The son of Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has been drafted by the Washington Nationals 19 years after making a famous cameo in the World Series Darren Baker, an All-Pac 12 second baseman at Cal, was picked in the 10th round He's best remembered for a moment in Game 3 of the 2002 World Series when he prematurely left the dugout to retrieve the bat of Giants star Kenny Lofton Darren didn't realize that the Giants' JT Snow was barreling down at home plate Snow miraculously scooped up the three-year-old Darren and returned him to the Giants' dugout before he could be trampled by San Francisco's David Bell

By Alex Raskin Sports News Editor For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:32 BST, 14 July 2021 | Updated: 17:49 BST, 14 July 2021

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The son of Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker has been drafted by the Washington Nationals 19 years after cementing himself in World Series history as a three-year-old bat boy for the San Francisco Giants.

Darren Baker, an All-Pac 12 second baseman at the University of California, was picked in the 10th round of MLB's draft earlier this week by the Nationals, a club his father managed in 2016 and 2017.

He is best remembered for a moment in Game 3 of the 2002 World Series when he prematurely left the dugout to retrieve the bat of Giants outfielder Kenny Lofton, who had tripled off of Anaheim Angels reliever Ben Weber in the seventh inning.

Then-Nationals manager Dusty Baker (right) is pictured with his son Darren in 2016. Darren was drafted by the Nats earlier this week, 19 years after his famous World Series cameo

Three-year-old bat boy Darren Baker comes out to get Kenny Lofton's bat during Game 3 of the 2002 World Series, but is saved from a possible collision by Giants first baseman JT Snow

JT Snow rescues 3-year-old