Dave Roberts (outfielder)
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Roberts at the 2015 Winter Meetings
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| Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 30 | |||
| Outfielder / Manager | |||
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Born: May 31, 1972 Naha, Okinawa, Japan |
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| MLB debut | |||
| August 7, 1999, for the Cleveland Indians | |||
| Last MLB appearance | |||
| September 27, 2008, for the San Francisco Giants | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Batting average | .266 | ||
| Home runs | 23 | ||
| Runs batted in | 213 | ||
| Stolen bases | 243 | ||
| Managerial record | 91-72 | ||
| Winning % | .558 | ||
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Representing  United States
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1999 Winnipeg | Team competition |
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David Ray Roberts (born May 31, 1972) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played for five Major League teams over a ten-year career, and then coached for the San Diego Padres before being named Dodgers manager for the 2016 season. Although he played for the Boston Red Sox for only part of one season, his most notable achievement as a player was a key stolen base in the 2004 ALCS that ignited the Red Sox' drive to their curse-breaking championship that year. Roberts batted and threw left-handed.
Roberts was born in Naha, Okinawa to Eiko and Waymon Roberts, a United States Marine stationed in Japan. He also has a younger sister named Melissa. His childhood was spent moving from one military base to another before settling in San Diego, California.
Roberts attended Vista High School as a freshman and was the MVP of the junior varsity baseball team. He transferred to Rancho Buena Vista High School when it opened the following year, where he was a standout in football, basketball, and baseball. In football, he was a three-year starter at quarterback; as a senior, he helped lead his team to the San Diego Section Class 3A championship. Roberts was recruited to play football for the Air Force Academy as an option quarterback, but declined because he wanted to play baseball.
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