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David Ray Roberts (born May 31, 1972), nicknamed "Doc", [1] is a Japanese-American professional baseball manager and former outfielder who is the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for five MLB teams over a ten-year career and then coached for the San Diego Padres before being named Dodgers manager in 2016.
Roberts was born in Gallipolis, Ohio, and was Jewish. [2] [3] [4] He attended George Washington elementary school, and then started high school at Gallia Academy, finally moving to and in 1963 graduating from Central High School in Columbus, Ohio, where his parents had relocated. [2] [5] In basketball, he was All-Columbus. [5]
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team that plays in the National League Western Division.The Dodgers began play in 1884 as the Brooklyn Atlantics and have been known by seven nicknames since (including the Grays, Grooms, Superbas, and Robins), before adopting the Dodgers name for good in 1932. [1]
Dave Roberts .622 career winning percentage is the best mark of any MLB manager in history. Now he has a three-year contract extension with the Dodgers. Dodgers extend manager Dave Roberts ...
David Wayne Roberts (born February 17, 1951) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and catcher, who played all or part of ten seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the San Diego Padres, Texas Rangers, Houston Astros, and Philadelphia Phillies, between 1972 and 1982.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts' inane approach to his pitching staff continues to cost the team wins. ... The team has the best regular-season record in baseball during Roberts' time as manager, but ...
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he was already in “playoff mode” Wednesday, as his club continued to jockey for position in the crowded National League standings.. Once October actually ...
He is also a former professional baseball outfielder and manager in MLB. Kapler was a 57th-round draft pick (1,487th overall) by the Detroit Tigers in the 1995 MLB draft . In the minor leagues, he was an All-Star in 1996, 1997, and 1998, and was recognized by national publications as Minor League Player of the Year in 1998.