{"id":16992,"date":"2024-12-11T08:46:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T08:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=16992"},"modified":"2024-12-11T08:46:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T08:46:25","slug":"amazing-dodgers-manager-dave-roberts-was-honored-and-celebrated-in-japan-for-what-he-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=16992","title":{"rendered":"AMAZING!! Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts Was Honored and Celebrated in Japan for What He Did"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is no secret that Japan adores the Los Angeles Dodgers. With a roster consisting of two Japanese-born superstars, Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the country has expressed immense support for the franchise. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, who also has a Japanese background, is at the team\u2019s helm.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts was born in Naha, Okinawa, Japan in 1972. While his African American father is from the United States, his mother is from Okinawa. On Thursday, Roberts was presented with a special honor award from the mayor of Naha, Satoru Chinen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThis is beyond my wildest dreams, and I am humbled,\u201d Roberts told\u00a0The Japan Times.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\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?creatorScreenName=samgarciadb&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1864512460017029565&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fdodgers-manager-dave-roberts-was-honored-celebrated-in-japan%2F2024%2F12%2F10%2F&amp;sessionId=f49456b45f57170ee6124cc3aef707e4bf44a7c6&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1864512460017029565\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Dodgers have won two World Series titles under Roberts\u2019 management (2020, 2024). 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