Overview
- Baker, who managed Houston from 2020 to 2023, says he took uneaten clubhouse meals after games and delivered them to people living near an I-69 underpass.
- He recounts that Astros officials urged him to stop over fears someone could get sick and sue the team, but he kept doing it.
- The account appears in excerpts from his book, Crossroads, due in June, as first reported by USA Today’s Bob Nightengale.
- Former Astros player Mauricio Dubón says he once saw Baker handing out food and was asked to keep the act private to avoid attention.
- Coverage notes that MLB teams often discard leftover, high-quality meals, which critics view as a missed chance to help local unhoused residents.