Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was once in the hot seat, but is now poised to be the highest-paid manager in the majors.

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,

The announcement from the Dodgers noted that Roberts’ new deal runs through 2029, meaning it’s added on to his existing deal, which had only this season remaining. There was s