{"id":31427,"date":"2025-03-08T03:15:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T03:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31427"},"modified":"2025-03-08T03:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T03:15:18","slug":"breaking-dodgers-at-one-yard-line-with-contract-extension-for-pending-free-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31427","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Dodgers at &#8216;One-Yard Line&#8217; With Contract Extension for Pending Free Agent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are close to locking up an instrumental figure in their 2024 World Series championship who&#8217;s eligible for free agency at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Manager Dave Roberts told reporters Friday in Phoenix that he and the Dodgers are &#8220;at the one-yard line&#8221; negotiating a deal that will keep Roberts in Los Angeles beyond the 2025 season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"fullCode\">\n<div class=\"innerBox\">\n<div class=\"code\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1898142120042733727&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newsweek.com%2Fsports%2Fmlb%2Fdodgers-one-yard-line-contract-extension-pending-free-agent-2041545&amp;sessionId=93f62a8cf96575792bb80539ce25c84d21ee7edf&amp;siteScreenName=newsweek&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1898142120042733727\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Things are looking good,&#8221; Roberts told reporters, including Jack Harris of the Los Angeles Times. &#8220;I&#8217;m optimistic. This is where I want to be, so I&#8217;m excited that things are getting done.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2602970\/los-angeles-dodgers-dave-roberts-contract-extension.webp?w=790&amp;f=9dbc684641696501d22e2c3491d213be 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2602970\/los-angeles-dodgers-dave-roberts-contract-extension.jpg?w=790&amp;f=9dbc684641696501d22e2c3491d213be 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2602970\/los-angeles-dodgers-dave-roberts-contract-extension.webp?w=900&amp;f=262ee1e8ef9c7b73d43b73a7c28cfea1 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2602970\/los-angeles-dodgers-dave-roberts-contract-extension.jpg?w=900&amp;f=262ee1e8ef9c7b73d43b73a7c28cfea1 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2602970\/los-angeles-dodgers-dave-roberts-contract-extension.webp?w=790&amp;f=9dbc684641696501d22e2c3491d213be 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2602970\/los-angeles-dodgers-dave-roberts-contract-extension.jpg?w=790&amp;f=9dbc684641696501d22e2c3491d213be 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2602970\/los-angeles-dodgers-dave-roberts-contract-extension.webp?w=450&amp;f=ed56cb6458185fff8db694bfe855d766 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2602970\/los-angeles-dodgers-dave-roberts-contract-extension.jpg?w=450&amp;f=ed56cb6458185fff8db694bfe855d766 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2602970\/los-angeles-dodgers-dave-roberts-contract-extension.webp?w=1200&amp;f=757b42bbd266b8e6facb83212fce24ad\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2602970\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2602970\/los-angeles-dodgers-dave-roberts-contract-extension.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=757b42bbd266b8e6facb83212fce24ad\" alt=\"Los Angeles Dodgers Dave Roberts contract extension\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">Manager Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers talks to Yoshinobu Yamamoto #18 before a pitching change during a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs at Camelback Ranch on February 20, 2025 in&#8230;<\/span>\u00a0<button id=\"read-more-cap\">More<\/button>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Chris Coduto\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to\u00a0Harris, Roberts and the Dodgers were believed to have been discussing a four-year contract structure earlier this spring.<\/p>\n<p>Joel Sherman of the New York Post\u00a0reported that the deal is expected to be done by Wednesday when the team travels to Japan for their season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs.<\/p>\n<p>Once completed, the deal is expected to make Robert the highest-paid manager in Major League Baseball. Cubs manager Craig Counsell is the current record-holder, at five years and $40 million.<\/p>\n<p>Coincidentally, Roberts and Counsell will be in opposite dugouts when the 2025 regular season begins on March 18 in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts secured his legacy after winning his second World Series in four years, when the Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in a five-game series last October. They have since revamped their roster, investing nearly half a billion dollars this winter in hopes of becoming baseball&#8217;s first repeat champions in 25 years.<\/p>\n<p>Extending their manager before his contract expires is the last bit of business for a Dodgers front office that earlier signed free agents Roki Sasaki, Tanner Scott, Kirby Yates, Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez, Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez, Michael Conforto and Clayton Kershaw since the 2024 season ended.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Roberts&#8217; .627 regular season winning percentage is not only the\u00a0highest\u00a0among active managers, but it&#8217;s also the best in American or National League history. Although his postseason resum\u00e9 was a frequent target for critics, the Dodgers have now won two championships in Roberts&#8217; 10 seasons as manager.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts, 52, is 851-506 in the regular season in his career since the Dodgers hired him prior to the 2016 season. 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