In contrast to the end of the Scully Era, the season ushered in a couple new ones. In his first full season in the Major Leagues, Corey Seager unleashed a Rookie of the Year campaign for the ages, while Dave Roberts won NL Manager of the Year and also was the first rookie Dodgers manager to win a division title since Tommy Lasorda in 1977.
Under Roberts, the Dodgers displayed the grit to overcome an eight-game deficit and 32 stints on the disabled list -- including ace Clayton Kershaw's, which lasted 2 1/2 months -- for a fourth consecutive 90-plus-win season.