Dave Roberts details how Shohei Ohtani, other Dodgers players handle MLB All-Star Game festivities
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts spoke to reporters ahead of the MLB Home Run Derby on the eve of the MLB All-Star Game.
ATLANTA – Dave Roberts knows a thing or two about managing superstar MLB players.
Last October, Roberts guided the Dodgers to the World Series title for the second time in his managerial career.
He has also been tapped as the manager for Tuesday's MLB All-Star game. Managing the National League All-Stars is something Roberts is familiar with. He's done the job three times before — in 2018, 2019, and 2021.
Entering his fourth time as the manager at the Midsummer Classic, Roberts admitted he no longer views the responsibilities that come with the job as a "challenge."
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A general view of Truist Park with All-Star Game on-field signage during the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile and powered by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation on Friday, July 11, 2025 in Atlanta. (Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
"Now that there's no extra innings, there's no challenge for me," Roberts told Fox News Digital. "It's easy, my coaches are managing the pitching … I'm enjoying the conversations … hanging out with the players, the coaches. It's great because we're hanging out with the game's best, everyone's kinda of having a good time. They're not as edgy as they [would be] for a game that matters. So we can all put that aside, appreciate that we accomplished something to get here."
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