Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is trying to keep things loose. Even if it comes with the risk of personal injury.

The Dodgers arrived at the Toronto Blue Jays’ Rogers Centre for a workout Thursday, ahead of a must-win Game 6 of the 2025 World Series. The club is currently down 3-2 in the series after a pair of offensive duds caused them to lose back-to-back games at home, and pretty much everyone on the team has said something needs to change since the end of Game 5.

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Roberts apparently decided the best way to lift the mood in the Dodgers clubhouse was to face utility man Hyeseong Kim, one of the fastest players on the team, to a foot race on the bases.

At 53 years old, Roberts took a significant head start … which didn’t help him stay upright after he rounded second base. The manager completely wiped out, ending the race face down as his players laughed at him.

Roberts got up limping, announcing “I f***ing blew out!”

Roberts was famously a speedster during his playing days, with his stolen base in Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS — “The Steal” — remaining a pivotal moment in Boston Red Sox history. Of course, 2004 was a long time ago.

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The Dodgers’ own video of the race conveniently doesn’t include Roberts’ profane injury report (he appears fine while explaining what happened), but it does include first baseman Freddie Freeman telling him “This is what we needed.”

The photos from Getty Images do a beautiful job of telling the story as well.

TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 30: Manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers lays on the ground between second and third base after falling while having a running race with Hyeseong Kim #6 during a workout day ahead of game six of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Centre on October 30, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Dave Roberts after racing Hyeseong Kim, part 1. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

(Vaughn Ridley via Getty Images)TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 30: Manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after falling on the ground between second and third base while having a running race with Hyeseong Kim #6 during a workout day ahead of game six of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Centre on October 30, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Dave Roberts after racing Hyeseong Kim, part 2. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

(Vaughn Ridley via Getty Images)TORONTO, ON - OCTOBER 30: Manager Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after falling on the ground between second and third base while having a running race with Hyeseong Kim #6 during a workout day ahead of game six of the 2025 World Series at Rogers Centre on October 30, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Dave Roberts after racing Hyeseong Kim, part 3. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

(Vaughn Ridley via Getty Images)

Moments like that are why Roberts has remained popular among his players as he finishes his 10th season, though you can probably expect that video to get quite a bit of play on social media if the next couple day don’t go as the Dodgers hope.

Game 6 of the 2025 World Series is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET on Friday in Toronto, as the Blue Jays try to clinch their first World Series title since 1993.