Jack Harris of the California Post<\/a> that there isn’t a plan to mirror the longevity of former Dodgers managers Walter Alston and Tommy Lasorda.<\/p>\n\u201cI\u2019m not gonna say I\u2019m going to manage for as long as Tommy [Lasorda] and Walt Alston,\u201d he said, referencing his Hall-of-Fame predecessors\u2019 20-plus-year tenures with the club. \u201cBut I don\u2019t see myself going anywhere for a while.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coincidentally, at age 43, Roberts became the youngest full-time manager in Dodgers history since the club hired Alston as a 42-year-old in 1954. <\/p>\n
Alston holds the all-time Dodgers record for managerial wins at 2,040. Behind him is Lasorda in second place with 1,599 managerial wins and Wilbert Robinson ranks third with 1,375. Roberts is entering the 2026 season fourth all-time in Dodgers manager wins at 944.<\/p>\n
However, his career .621 winning percentage is the highest of any manager in MLB history (minimum 315 games). It\u2019s bested only by Negro League managers Bullet Rogan (.698), Vic Harris (.663), Rube Foster (.633) and Dave Malarcher (.628).<\/p>\n
Dave Roberts’ contract extension<\/p>\n
The 2026 season marks the start of a four-year extension Roberts signed last March. The deal extends through 2029.<\/p>\n
Roberts\u2019 contract extension came with a manager record average annual value of $8.1 million. The total value of Roberts\u2019 four-year deal was $32.4 million.<\/p>\n
Roberts\u2019 contract broke the manager AAV record that belonged to Craig Counsell, who signed a five-year, $40 million contract with the Chicago Cubs before the 2024 season.<\/p>\n
It was the third contract extension the Dodgers signed Roberts to during his tenure as manager. <\/p>\n
In December 2018, he agreed to a four-year extension, and in 2022, Roberts signed a three-year extension two weeks before the start of the regular season. His latest deal was finalized before the Dodgers left for the Tokyo Series.<\/p>\n
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