Dave Roberts is the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is also a well-known American professional baseball player and manager.

He had a successful ten-year career in which he played for five MLB teams and coached the San Diego Padres. In 2016, he was named manager of Dodgers. He played for one season with the Boston Red Sox. The athlete used to bat and throw with his left hand.

Dave only played for the Boston Red Sox for one season, but the key stolen base he made in the 2004 ALCS that started the Sox on their way to their historic championship that year was his best baseball moment.

He was born to a Japanese father and an African American mother. Where then are his parents? Is his family still alive? Find out more about the family of the outfielder who used to play.

Is Dave Roberts’s family still around?

His parents, Waymon Roberts and Eiko Roberts, gave birth to Dave Roberts. His loving father passed away in March 2017, when the baseball manager was at the Dodgers’ camp in Arizona. He was 68 years old.

He ran away from the camp to be with his family. Eiko has Parkinson’s disease and has to live with it. She is one of the thousands of people in San Diego who have a disorder of the nervous system. She was told she had the disease eight years ago, and in 2017, she lost her husband.

The Parkinson’s Association of San Diego helps Eiko a lot and gives him a lot of hope. But she says that most of her strength comes from her family, especially her son, who is the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Dave stays in touch with his mother, even though they both have busy lives. He also said that he always thinks about his mother first. Eriko’s children and grandchildren are always there for her.

Meet Dave Roberts Father Waymon Roberts And Mother Eiko Roberts

Waymon Roberts, the father of Dave Roberts, was stationed in Japan with the U.S. Marines when he met and married Eiko Roberts, the love of his life. His father was born in Texas and joined the Marines as a teenager in 1969.

In 1972, in Okinawa, Japan, their son Dave was born. This was after they had been married for four years. Waymon stayed in the Marines until 1998, when he left with the rank of Master Gunnery Sergeant. During his service, he moved to different bases all over the world.

Dave spent his childhood moving every two to three years from one military base to another. He was born in Okinawa, and his family moved to several bases in California, back to Okinawa, North California, Hawaii, and then back to California, where they settled in San Diego.

As a freshman at Vista High School, he was chosen as the best player on the junior varsity baseball team. The following year, Dave moved to Rancho Buena Vista High School, where he excelled in basketball, football, and baseball.

Dave Roberts Siblings

Dave Roberts is not his parents Waymon and Eiko Roberts’ only child. Melissa Roberts was his sister and they grew up together. Both of them get along well with each other and see each other often.

The former outfielder gives his sister a lot of credit for helping their mom, Eiko Roberts, through her journey with Parkinson’s.

Learn more about the Dave Roberts family

In 1997, Dave Roberts married Tricia Roberts, who he had known since high school. They have a daughter named Emme and a son named Cole. Their daughter plays baseball at Loyola Marymount University, where she is in college.

In March 2010, Roberts was told he had Hodgkin’s lymphoma. After getting treatment, the former athlete said in June 2011 that he had been given a clean bill of health.

Since 2008, he has been a partner in Red Stitch Winey in Cardiff, California, with his former teammate Rich Aurilia and his friends Noelle Micek and John. Dave is also a Christian, and he talks a lot about his faith.