Darren Baker was added as an LWOS baseball writer in January 2026. After 18 years as a 7th grade English teacher in New Jersey, he resigned in January 2024 to pursue other opportunities. Since then, he has been a content writer/editor for Sports Reference with roughly 400 articles written/edited in MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL. Additionally, he has a huge following as a bartender at a popular Jersey Shore restaurant where he holds court with sports fans from all over the globe. In his younger days, he did camera work for the Philadelphia Phillies and served as the Philadelphia Eagles PA announcer spotter for 15 years (1999-2013). DB holds a bachelor's degree in communication from LaSalle University and a master's degree in education from Wilmington University.
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