Roberts thinks that numbers will only grow when there are more Black executives in positions of power to make those hires.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stands in the dugout before a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Thursday, June 6, 2024. LOS ANGELES — In employing Dave Roberts and Ron Washington as their respective managers, the Dodgers and Angels are the only two Major League Baseball clubs led on the field by Black men.
Roberts, who is in his ninth season managing the Dodgers, believes baseball as a whole has improved in efforts to hire the best coaches regardless of race. He pointed to the six Latino managers around the league this season, which is a record. Records from the Negro Leagues were officially recognized and accounted for in MLB statistics beginning in May.
Roberts actually played at Rickwood Field in the late 1990’s as a minor leaguer en route to a 10-year major league career.
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