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Dusty Baker has finally returned to the Houston Astros squad after missing five games following testing positive for COVID-19. He has been the biggest strength for the Astros this season. Because after losing their star player Carlos Correa to the Minnesota Twins, it seemed like the Astros would struggle in the current MLB season. But things are exactly the opposite.

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Baker has turned the Astros into a super team. With veteran ace Justin Verlander doing magic from the mound and Yordan Alvarez and Jose Altuve leading from the plate, the Astros have almost everything sorted in their roster.

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Currently, they have the best record in the American League and second best in the entire MLB. Recently, when the Astros manager was in quarantine?following testing positive for COVID-19?he could not find a way to watch his team play against the Cleveland Guardians. However, Baker found a better option to spend his afternoon.

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Dusty Baker watched the Bob Marley documentary instead of the Houston Astros game

Notably, the Astros manager Dusty Baker made his comeback to the AL West side in the series finale against the Texas Rangers. And as usual, he led the Astros to victory in his comeback game.?

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The Astros won the three-game series against the Rangers. While talking about how he spent his time in quarantine, Baker revealed he couldn’t watch the game against the Cleveland Guardians. So, he watched the Bob Marley documentary on Netflix.

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Taking to Twitter, Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle shared the incident.?

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?The Astros’ game on Sunday in Cleveland aired on Peacock. Dusty Baker couldn’t find a way to watch it in quarantine, so he opted for a Bob Marley documentary on Netflix instead,? the tweet said. “That was a pretty good afternoon,” Baker said. “I followed the game on my phone.”

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The Houston Astros are simply unstoppable, especially after the All-Star break. Earlier, they were only second to the New York Yankees in the American League. But since the Yankees are not having a good time in the ballparks, the Astros took full advantage and dethroned the Yankees from the top.

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How long do you think the Dusty Baker-led team would remain at the top?

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