Birth Name: David Ray Roberts
Place of Birth: Naha, Okinawa, Japan
Date of Birth: May 31, 1972
Ethnicity: Japanese, African American
Dave Roberts is an American baseball player and manager. He is the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. As a player, he is best known for his time with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Boston Red Sox. He is the first person of color to manage the Dodgers and the first Asian-American baseball manager to win a World Series.
Dave is the son of Eiko and Waymon Roberts. Eiko’s maiden is Ikehara which is typically an Okinawan name. Waymon was born in Texas, the son of Lola and James Roberts. Dave’s paternal grandparents, Lola and James Roberts, were born in Texas. All of Dave’s paternal great-grandparents were born in Texas.
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/dave-roberts-is-evidence-why-race-in-mlb-can-be-both-important–meaningless-013616947-mlb.html
https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/san-diego-padres-legend-dave-roberts-mom-dealing-with-parkinsons-disease/509-6f3cc5fa-e3e8-4879-860f-d87eb253bc94
Obituary for Dave’s father, Waymon:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182341718/waymon-dewitt-roberts
Naturalization record for Dave’s mother, Eiko:
Birth record of Waymon Roberts:
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4750043:8781?ssrc=pt&tid=181931703&pid=252370654026
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