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<p>NEW YORK &#8212; Dave Roberts of the Los Angeles Dodgers has won the National League Manager of the Year award.</p><p>Roberts won in his first year as a manager. A former backup outfielder, his highlight as a player was a key stolen base in the 2004 playoffs for a Boston team guided by Francona.</p><p>Members of the Baseball Writers&#8217; Association of America voted at the end of the regular season. The awards were announced Tuesday on MLB Network.</p><p>Roberts beat out Joe Maddon, who led the Chicago Cubs to the World Series championship, and Washington&#8217;s Dusty Baker.</p><p>Roberts led Los Angeles to the NL West title despite the Dodgers putting 28 different players on the disabled list, more than any team in the last 30 years.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was named NL Manager of the Year. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/web1_RobertsMUG-Dodgers.jpg</photo0><caption0>Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was named NL Manager of the Year. </caption0><photoCredit0>David J. Phillip | AP file photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Dodgers’ Dave Roberts beats out Cubs’ Joe Maddon for NL Manager of the Year