ORLANDO, Fla. -- With 2,183 wins as a manager over 26 seasons and plenty of accomplishments from his 19 seasons as a player, Dusty Baker has nothing left to prove in baseball.

Now 76, Baker still loves the game and watches it daily in his role as a special assistant in the Giants’ front office. But for one more time, he is poised to put on the uniform again and manage Team Nicaragua in the World Baseball Classic . It wasn't a tough decision when he accepted the opportunity in July .

“No. 1, I played in Latin America -- Venezuela, Mexico and Puerto Rico -- and it was the most exciting time, the most exciting baseball," Baker said on Tuesday during the Winter Meetings. "And I’ve seen the WBC on TV. It looks exciting. I know how Latin people get into the game."

Baker, who led the Giant

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