Dave Roberts apparently impressed the Dodgers during an interview for the manager's job.<br />Gabe Kapler remains the perceived front-runner for the Dodgers' managerial opening, but the team's recent interview of Padres bench coach Dave Roberts raises an intriguing possibility.<br />The Dodgers, a franchise that takes great pride in its history of social impact, could make Roberts their first minority manager.<br />Roberts, 43, is both African-American and Japanese-American - he was born in Okinawa, Japan, to an African-American father serving in the Marine Corps and a Japanese mother.<br />The team is still early in its search, about halfway into a process in which as many as 10 different candidates will receive interviews, according to major-league sources.
