 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Mwaka wa2009 pawakapera, muchengeti wenguva dzose Carlos Ruiz akapedza nguva achipora kubva mukukuvara, achibvumira Bako kuwedzera nguva yekutamba pedyo nekuguma kwemwaka. Kubva munaGunyana 18 kusvika 29, Bako akatamba mumitambo yese yechikwata kunze kweimwe chete; chikamu chake chakanakisa chaive kubva munaGunyana 24 kusvika Nyamavhuvhu 27, paakaenda 6-kune-13 aine maviri RBI pamitambo mitatu. Akapedza gore racho aine avhareji ye.224 yekurova. Mushure mekukunda National League East kwegore rechitatu rakateedzana, maPhillies akatarisana neColorado Rockies muNational League Division Series, Los Angeles Dodgers muNational League Championship Series, uye New York Yankees muWorld Series; Bako haana kuoneka mumitambo ipi neipi panguva yepositi. Mushure megore ra2009, Bako akaisa chikumbiro chemahara agency; akafunga nezvekurega basa, sekureva kwewaaitamba naye Scott Eyre; uye haana kutamba mumwaka wa2010. 