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    Dave Roberts (baseball manager) - Wikipedia

    • David Ray Roberts (born May 31, 1972), nicknamed "Doc", 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 man… See more

    Early life

    David Ray Roberts was born on May 31, 1972, in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. He was born to Waymon, a United States Marine stationed in Japan and Eiko, a Japanese woman native to Okinawa. Roberts has a younger sis… See more

    College career

    Roberts decided to attend the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and joined their Bruins baseball team as a walk-on outfielder after impressing coaches with his speed and enthusiasm. He hit .331 as a sophomor… See more

    Professional career

    The Detroit Tigers selected Roberts in the 28th round of the 1994 MLB draft and signed him on June 9, 1994. He began his career with the Jamestown Jammers, the Tigers' short-season class A team in the New York–Penn… See more