The Houston Astros' failure to defend their World Series title this 2023 might also signal the end of Dusty Baker's tenure as manager of the team.

According to the latest updates, Baker is expected to leave his role as Astros manager following the team's loss to the Texas Rangers in the ALCS, per Brittany Ghiroli and Chandler Rome of The Athletic.

“Dusty Baker has expressed to multiple people inside and outside of the Houston Astros organization that 2023 will be his final season as manager, sources briefed on the matter told The Athletic over the past week,” the report noted.

It is worth noting, however, that Dusty Baker has yet to make an official decision about his future. Not to mention that there are talks about Baker's desire to stay in the game in some sort of role aside from being a manager.

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With that said, while it's possible Baker leaves as the Astros manager and retires from coaching a team, he could potentially take on a new baseball role within the MLB.

For now, however, it's likely that Baker will take his time before making such a huge decision. After all, despite the Astros' failure to repeat as World Series winners, there's no denying that the veteran tactician has been successful as Houston's manager. They won the World Series in 2022, set the best record in the AL West with a 90-72 tally, and made it all the way to the ALCS–even coming so close to another title bid.

The 74-year-old Baker has a 58.6 winning percentage with the Astros, tallying a 320-226 win-loss record since taking over Houston in 2020. That is the second-best mark in the team's history, only behind AJ Hinch.