Dodgers Dave Roberts was fearing for his job when the team was down to the Padres and sent a World Series text that changed everything.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and their longtime manager Dave Roberts have reached a contract extension that will keep him in Los Angeles through 2029, the team announced Tuesday night. Roberts is expected to earn slightly more than $8 million per year, or $32.4 million across four years .

Manager Dave Roberts had been coy about who would be the team's closer. But in a recent interview, he provided clarity surrounding the Dodgers closer role for 2025. In a post on X from Dodgers Nation, Roberts named Tanner Scott as the player who "... is going to finish most games."