World Series notes: Dave Roberts declines first-pitch honor at Fenway

Dave Roberts could have thrown out the ceremonial first pitch for Game 2 of the World Series at Fenway Park on Wednesday.

Not alone. The Boston Red Sox are honoring their 2004 championship team, and the Dodgers’ manager was invited to join his former Boston teammates in the collective first pitch.

Roberts stole the base that triggered the Boston comeback from a three-games-to-none deficit in that year’s American League Championship Series, with the Red Sox advancing and winning their first World Series in 86 years.

In 2008, David Price made the first six starts of his professional career for the Vero Beach (Fla.) Devil Rays.

The Dodgers already had completed the last of their 61 springs in Vero…