Half Japanese and half Black..........but at 1st glance.........he could pass for Latino...

Dave Roberts (outfielder)

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Dave Roberts
Roberts at the 2015 Winter Meetings
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 30
Outfielder / Manager
Born: May 31, 1972 (age 47) Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Batted: Left Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 7, 1999, for the Cleveland Indians
Last MLB appearance
September 27, 2008, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
Batting average	.266
Home runs	23
Runs batted in	213
Stolen bases	243
Managerial record	393–258
Winning %	.604
Teams
As player Cleveland Indians (1999–2001) Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2004) Boston Red Sox (2004) San Diego Padres (2005–2006) San Francisco Giants (2007–2008) As manager San Diego Padres (2015) Los Angeles Dodgers (2016–present) As coach San Diego Padres (2011–2015)
Career highlights and awards
World Series champion (2004) NL Manager of the Year (2016)
Medals[hide] Men's baseball Representing  United States Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Team competition

David Ray Roberts (born May 31, 1972) is an American professional baseball manager and former outfielder who is the manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for five Major League teams over a ten-year career and then coached for the San Diego Padres before being named Dodgers manager for the 2016 season. The son of a Japanese mother and African American father, Roberts became the first manager of Asian heritage to lead a team to the World Series in 2017, when the Dodgers captured the National League pennant. Although he played for the Boston Red Sox for only part of one season, his most notable achievement as a player was a key stolen base in the 2004 ALCS that ignited the Red Sox's drive to their championship that year. Roberts batted and threw left-handed.