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Atlanta – Dave Roberts knows one or twice about the management of the superstar MLB players.
Last October, Roberts guided the Dodgers to the title World Series for the second time in his management career.
It was also used as a manager for the MLB star match on Tuesday. Managing the All-Stars of the National League is something that Roberts knows. He did the work three times before – in 2018, 2019 and 2021.
By entering his fourth time as a manager of the Midsummer Classic, Roberts admitted that he no longer considered the responsibilities that accompany the work of “challenge”.
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A general view of the Truist park with a signaling of games on the stars on the field during the HBCU Swingman Classic presented by T-Mobile and propelled by the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation on Friday July 11, 2025 in Atlanta. (Mary Decicco / MLB photos via Getty Images)
“Now that there are no additional sleeves, there is no challenge for me,” Roberts told PK Press Club Digital. “It’s easy, my coaches manage pitching … I appreciate conversations … who hang out with players, coaches. It’s great because we hang out with the best of the game, everyone has a good time. They are not as upset as they they [would be] For a game that counts. So we can all put it aside, appreciate that we have accomplished something to happen here. “”
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The Dodgers front office was far from complacent this last off -season. The team added to its starred list with a series of successful movements, in particular by bringing the Japanese phenomenon of Japanese Roki Sasaki phenomenon to Los Angeles. The team also signed Blake Snell, the double winner of the Cy Young Award. The star launcher Clayton Kershaw, who previously declared that he would be a “Dodger for Life”, accepted a new short -term agreement with the team.
Kershaw, as well as his teammates Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, constitute the five dodgers which were selected as 2025 All-Stars.
Shohei Ohtani, n ° 17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, speaks to the media during the availability of the 2025 National League media in Coca-Cola Roxy on Monday July 14, 2025 in Atlanta. (Daniel Shirey / MLB photos via Getty Images)
Roberts added that all Atlanta Dodgers players for this week’s stars’ festivities are “having fun”.
“Freddie falls asleep in his own bed,” said Roberts about Freeman during the stick training before the Home Run Derby on Monday.
Freeman left Atlanta after the title of the Braves 2021 World Series. He then won the honors of the MVP in the world series 2024 with the Dodgers. “Obtain the welcome from the faithful of the Braves will be very fun for Freddie.”
The Dave Roberts manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers speaks to the media during the star training day in Truist Park on July 14, 2025 in Atlanta. (La-Dodgers-Dave-Roberts.jpg)
“This respite, this break will certainly be beneficial,” added Roberts. “But I think it’s going to be good for all guys. I think Shohei (Ohtani) could probably do without that, without all the attention. But, the game needs Shohei and he is just a great defender of the game. Yammothao will be here … no pitch that will be big.
Roberts has spent the last decade managing dodgers. The has entered the stars break in first place in the NL West division.
The star game 2025 starts at 8 p.m. HE on Fox.
