Dodgers hire Japanese-American as manager

Dodgers hire Japanese-American as manager

Former San Diego Padres coach Dave Roberts (2nd from R) poses for photos with his African American father Waymon (far L), Japanese mother Eiko (3rd from L) and other relatives in Los Angeles on Dec. 1, 2015, during a press conference held to introduce him as the new manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 43-year-old Roberts, who was born in Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa, became the team's first minority manager. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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