David Ray Roberts, also known as Dave Roberts, is notable for being a former player turned manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers in Major League Baseball (MLB). Hailing from Naha, Japan, he started his MLB career in 1999 by joining the Cleveland Indians. Since then, he played for the Cleveland Indians, the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Boston Red Sox, the San Diego Padres, and the San Francisco Giants. He won his first World Series in 2004 with the Boston Red Sox. Roberts retired from his MLB playing career after the 2008 season.
Dave Roberts then served as the coach for the San Diego Padres from 2011 to 2015, while also serving as the manager for one game. He was chosen as the new manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers in November 2015 and started his role for the team in the 2016 season. He won his second World Series as a manager with the team in 2020 and has been working with the Los Angeles Dodgers for nine years as of 2024.
Dave Roberts’ Ejections from the MLB games
Dave Roberts is notable for facing 12 ejections in his career as the manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers as of 2024 as per Baseball Reference. These are the years and his ejections from the team -
2016
Dave Roberts faced two ejections during his first season, the 2016 MLB season, as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2017
Dave Roberts was ejected only once as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 2017 MLB season, his second season.
2018
Dave Roberts again faced one ejection during the 2018 MLB season as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
2019
Dave Roberts faced one ejection during the 2019 MLB season as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Notably, this was his fourth season with the team.
2020
Dave Roberts was notable for facing one ejection during the 2020 MLB season, his fifth season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He also won the second World Series of his baseball career that year.
2021
Dave Roberts was notable for facing three ejections during the 2021 MLB season as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. This was his sixth season with the team.
2022
Dave Roberts faced one ejection during the 2022 MLB season while being the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the seventh season.
2023
The 2023 MLB season saw Dave Roberts get one ejection as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. This was his eighth season with the team.
2024
Dave Roberts has already faced one ejection in the 2024 MLB season as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He is now in his ninth season with the team.
Dave Roberts MLB Ejections FAQs
A. Dave Roberts has 851 wins in 1358 games with the Los Angeles Dodgers as of 2024.
A. Dave Roberts has a win-loss record of 851-507 in 1358 games as the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers as of 2024.
A. Dave Roberts is managing the Los Angeles Dodgers for nine years as of 2024.
A. Yes, Dave Roberts played baseball for ten years from 1999 to 2008.
A. Dave Roberts coached the San Diego Padres from 2011 to 2015.
