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The Los Angeles Dodgers and manager Dave Roberts have agreed to a record-breaking contract extension that will pay him $8.1 million per season from 2026-29, surpassing Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell’s average annual value of $8 million.
Read more: Dodgers, Dave Roberts Agree to 4-Year, Record-Breaking Contract Extension
While the deal has not yet been confirmed by the Dodgers, Roberts was asked about it following Monday’s 6-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
“I can’t talk so much about it, but I do think that there’s finally some closure. I’m excited. Obviously, this is the place I want to be. I’m sure I’ll go into it more, but hopefully there’s an announcement coming soon,” Roberts said.
“I try to make sure that my focus stays on the players, the game, the Dodgers’ organization. I think I’ve done a good job, but the other part of that stuff is part of the job. And I’m looking forward to some closure, for sure.”
Roberts and the Dodgers have both made their intentions clear this offseason about getting a deal done. The Dodgers wanted to deal with the player portion of the roster before finalizing a deal with Roberts, and that’s exactly what they did.
Last week, Roberts spoke about what was important to him in contract negotiations.
“I just think it all comes down to value. And I think whatever anyone does, they want their value. That’s kind of where I’m at,” Roberts said.
“But it’s not (a goal) to be the highest-paid manager. If that’s the fallout, fine. But that’s not why I do my job. I do my job because I love baseball, I love the Dodgers and I love the players. But I do feel the body of work is pretty dang good.”
Goal or not, Roberts is now the highest-paid manager in MLB history in terms of average annual value.
He’s also exactly where he wants to be for the next half-decade.
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