Dodgers' Dave Roberts Wins Big With Focus On The Top Prize
It's easy to look up to the Los Angeles Dodgers' manager Dave Roberts. But he works hard to keep his ego in check.
It's easy to look up to Dave Roberts, manager of the famed Los Angeles Dodgers. But he works hard to keep his ego in check. In the past decade, Roberts, 53, has become one of the most accomplished managers in Major League Baseball history.
His Los Angeles Dodgers have posted 10 straight playoff seasons, three World Series championships and five National League pennants. Roberts is the only manager to ever reach the playoffs in each of his first 10 seasons. And he is one of 11 to win at least three World Series titles: in 2020, 2024 and 2025.
His 0. 623 winning percentage is tops among active managers. Those sensational feats garnered him a slew of flattering fan and media attention.
But Roberts takes all of the success and adulation in stride, refuses to become self-absorbed, and cautions against being consumed by fame. He understands things can take a turn for the worse if he loses sight of the ultimate prize — winning the World Series — and avoids dwelling on past accomplishments. "I pray five to six times a day that I manage my ego," he told IBD.
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