The Los Angeles Dodgers and their longtime supervisor Dave Roberts are closing in on a contract extension, ESPN experiences. 

Alden Gonzalez writes: 

“Roberts and the Dodgers have been in severe talks on a brand new deal since across the begin of February. Regardless of being far aside in some stretches alongside the best way, the 2 sides are anticipated to lock in a brand new deal earlier than the Dodgers go away for Japan, the place they are going to open their season, subsequent Wednesday.”

Roberts, 52, has accomplished 9 seasons as Dodgers supervisor, and he is loved an elite degree of success over that span. Throughout these 9 seasons, Roberts has guided the Dodgers to a cumulative report of 851-506, 9 postseason appearances, eight division titles, 5 100-win seasons, 4 pennants, and, after all, two World Collection titles — one within the abbreviated 2020 season and one final yr. 

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Roberts’ profitable proportion of .627 is tops all-time amongst those that have managed at the least 1,000 video games in MLB. As properly, he ranks twelfth all-time in most video games over .500 (344 and counting), and his 56 postseason wins rank sixth all-time. He is at the moment below contract with the Dodgers via the tip of the 2025 season. 

Talking of that 2025 season, the Dodgers and their star-laden roster shall be angling to develop into the primary repeat champion in MLB because the 1999-2000 New York Yankees. On the identical time, Roberts will attempt to develop into the eleventh supervisor ever to win at the least three World Collection titles.