Fans may have thought that negotiations between the Dodgers front office and manager Dave Roberts have been temporarily shelved, but today the team announced that it has agreed to a four-year contracts with their manager.
“Keeping Doc as our leader on the field was a top priority this off-season and now that we’ve accomplished that we are excited to collectively shift all of our focus to doing all we can to bring a World Championship to our passionate fans,” stated Andrew Friedman, president of baseball operations.
The 46-year-old Roberts began his major league managing career with the Dodgers in 2016 and in that time has lead the team to three straight division titles and back-to-back World Series appearances in 2017-18.