he led them to a series victory in the 2003 National League Division Series over Atlanta, the first postseason series victory in 95 years for Chicago. However, they would lose in the 2003 National League Championship Series to the Florida Marlins when they were five outs from clinching a pennant in Game 6. This was the first of a long line of postseason futility for Baker, who went to the postseason five further times in his next eleven seasons as a manager but failed to win a single series. In 2020, he was hired to manage the Houston Astros. He broke his postseason drought with the team by winning in the Wild Card Series that year (2020) and then returned to the World Series the following year (where they ultimately lost to Atlanta in six games) after winning the 2021 American League Championship Series. In 2022, he finally won a World championship on his third try, defeating Philadelphia in six games to set a new mark of being the manager with the most regular season victories (2,093) before winning their first championship. Russ Ortiz, the pitcher who nearly won Baker a world championship 20 years prior, congratulated Baker is on first championship as manager on Instagram. Radio and television Fox's telecast of this World Series marked the first time the World Series was telecast in high-definition. Jon Miller, who called this World Series for ESPN Radio, has been play-by-play man for the San Francisco Giants since 1997. Coincidentally, KNBR, the Giants' longtime flagship station, was also San Francisco's ESPN Radio affiliate. This would be the only World Series called by Angels play-by-play man Rory Markas, who died of a heart attack in January 2010. Notes See also 2002 Japan Series References External links Official MLB.com Coverage World Series World Series Anaheim Angels postseason San Francisco Giants postseason Baseball competitions in San Francisco World Series 21st century in Anaheim, California 2002 in San Francisco October 2002 sports events in the United States Baseball competitions in Anaheim, California