Dave Roberts, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, stated that this standout rookie has earned his spot to start in Japan against the Chicago Cubs.

The smile got a little bigger, the emotions a little deeper, the meaning a little greater the more Dave Roberts looked around the room.In the wake of last year’s World Series title, in which Roberts led the Dodgers to the second championship of his decorated tenure,

Dave Roberts and the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers won’t yet say they have agreed to a new contract.