Glenn Burke, a former outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, is credited with “inventing” the high five during a game ... back,” Burke’s teammate Dusty Baker once told ESPN.
I was reading a story that said you invented the high five," Kimmel asked Johnson during the interview. "That's right," Johnson replied. "Is that true? Because I heard that Dusty Baker and Glenn ...
While the Astros broke my heart and that of every other Yankees fan this season, I am nonetheless genuinely happy for their manager Dusty Baker ... supposedly invented the high-five.