Ep. 428 A Life in Baseball with Dusty Baker

Ep. 428 A Life in Baseball with Dusty Baker

From The Stacks by Traci Thomas

June 10, 2026 · 60 min

About this episode

Dusty Baker discusses his memoir and shares insights on baseball and life.

Today on The Stacks, we’re joined by legendary former major league baseball player and manager, Johnnie B. “Dusty” Baker Jr., to talk about his new memoir, Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life . In this book, Dusty reflects on his extraordinary life and baseball career while sharing the hard-earned wisdom and lessons he learned along the way. We discuss his thoughts on baseball's evolution over the years, his perspectives on winning and losing, and whether he thinks we’ll see a resurgence of Black American players in the MLB. The Stacks Book Club pick for June is The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho. We’ll be discussing the book with Mary H.K. Choi on Wednesday, June 24th. You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks website: https://www.thestackspodcast.com/2026/6/10/ep-428-dusty-baker Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | Threads | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | Substack | Youtube | Subscribe See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Traci Thomas

Guest: Johnnie B. “Dusty” Baker Jr.

Topics covered

  • baseball
  • memoir
  • Black American players
  • sports evolution
  • life lessons

Keywords

  • Dusty Baker
  • baseball career
  • memoir
  • Black players
  • sports evolution

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Crossroads: A Memoir in Baseball and Life, The Alchemist

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