{"id":842627,"date":"2026-10-31T20:51:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T20:51:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/842627\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T20:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T20:51:17","slug":"dodgers-clubhouse-standards-roberts-credits-betts-rojas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/842627\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Clubhouse Standards: Roberts Credits Betts, Rojas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LOS ANGELES \u2013 Dave Roberts<\/a> has had help enforcing Dodgers clubhouse standards. When a player fails to hustle, Mookie Betts<\/a> or Miguel Rojas<\/a> has been willing to step in and handle the conversation.<\/p>\n

During an appearance on ESPN\u2019s Baseball Tonight with Buster Olney<\/a> podcast, Roberts explained how that support allows accountability to come from teammates who share the field.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhether it\u2019s a guy not hustling and Mookie Betts saying, \u2018Hey, you want me to handle this?\u2019 Or Miguel Rojas saying, \u2018You want me to handle this?\u2019\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

Roberts did not identify a player involved in those conversations or describe a specific incident involving Betts or Rojas. He used them as examples of veterans willing to address effort themselves.<\/p>\n

That responsibility has passed through different Dodgers clubhouses. Roberts credited Chase Utley<\/a> and Justin Turner<\/a> with helping him manage complaints and keep players focused on the team.<\/p>\n

How veterans uphold Dodgers clubhouse standards<\/p>\n

Roberts said Utley arrived at a point in his career when teammates respected him enough to vent to him. Utley could hear those concerns and help settle them before Roberts had another issue to address.<\/p>\n

\u201cChase for me was a person that didn\u2019t tolerate people complaining,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

Justin Turner filled a similar role for his manager. Roberts said negative energy makes the job harder because it leaves a manager constantly trying to put out a fire. He said he has been fortunate with his own players.<\/p>\n

Betts previously described Rojas as the Dodgers\u2019 vocal leader who held everyone accountable<\/a>. Rojas announced his retirement after the season, giving Roberts another veteran leadership role to account for.<\/p>\n

Andrew Friedman has said he hopes Rojas will continue to impact the organization<\/a>. Friedman did not announce a specific role for Rojas.<\/p>\n

Roberts recalls the reaction to benching Cody Bellinger<\/a><\/p>\n

Roberts also recalled removing Cody Bellinger from a game after the young outfielder failed to hustle. In his telling, Bellinger hit a ball into the right-center gap in San Francisco and settled for a stand-up double. Roberts said it had happened more than once.<\/p>\n

After his postgame media session, Roberts was told that people on social media were criticizing the decision to take Bellinger out.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s funny how the world wants you to hold players accountable, but when you hold them accountable, then they\u2019re saying you\u2019re too hard on the player,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

Roberts said players still need structure and consequences. He praised the way Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy<\/a> handles accountability, while pointing to the help he receives from his own clubhouse.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur players hold each other to that standard, which is the best way to do it,\u201d Roberts said.<\/p>\n

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