Official Site of the Dodgers · Mar 17, 2017
Roberts away from Dodgers after father's death
PHOENIX -- Waymon Roberts, father of Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, died on Friday at the age of 68.
The Dodgers will be managed in split-squad games on Friday night by bench coach Bob Geren and Triple-A manager Bill Haselman.
Waymon Roberts was a retired Marine. An African-American married to a Japanese woman, Eiko, Waymon was stationed in Okinawa when Dave Roberts was born 44 years ago. While in the military, Waymon Roberts also was stationed in California, North Carolina and Hawaii. He retired a master gunnery sergeant.
When Roberts was named the first African-American manager in the history of the Dodgers in 2015, Waymon Roberts discussed how his son was raised.