“Worth every penny” – Fans react as Dave Roberts signs record breaking $32.4 million contract extension with LA Dodgers
Dave Roberts will earn more than $8 million in salary after signing down the new 4-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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After spending the cash of some big name players in the offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers have now flexed their financial muscles again. On Monday, reports emerged of Dave Roberts agreeing to a record-breaking 4-year $32.4 million contract extension.
The contract extension talks of Roberts had been going for a while. After guiding the Dodgers to their 8th World Series title, it was reported that the new deal of Roberts will be one of the largest ever offered to a manager before.
The reports have come true. As per MLB insider Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Roberts will earn more than $8 million in average annual value (AAV). This is the highest amount for any manager in the league’s long history.
This pact will now surpass the one the Chicago Cubs and Craig Counsell have. In November 2023, the Cubs handed Counsell a 5-year $40 million contract. In his debut season, the Cubs missed out on the playoffs while finishing with the exact same 83-79 record.
Roberts on the other hand, Roberts on the other hand will enter his 10th season as the Dodgers manager in 2025. After assuming the role of manager in the 2015 offseason, the Japanese-American has led the team to 8 division titles in 9 seasons. Apart from the triumph last year, he has also helped the Dodgers to the World Series triumph in 2020 after losing in both the 2017 and 2018 Fall Classic.
Fans react to Dave Roberts’ new $32.4 million contract extension
It was only a matter of time when Dave Roberts would pen down a new mega contract extension. While the team are yet to officially announce this news, fans on social media have been left hyped up with this news.
Fans on Reddit would celebrate his new deal. While one fan pointed out how it was good to have him to create a potential dynasty, one user called this deal as “bargain“. Another fan wrote, “Worth every penny!” while reacting to this news.
Check out that and some other reactions from Reddit below:
Roberts will now turn his attention to the upcoming Tokyo Series. After two exhibition games, his team will take on the Chicago Cubs to open the 2025 MLB season. This will the second year running where the Los Angeles Dodgers will open the new season away from the US soil.
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