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Derek Carr Praises Dave Roberts for Sheltering His Family From Batting Practice Heat

A social-media post by Carr turned the private gesture into local sports news.

Overview

  • Dodgers manager Dave Roberts invited Derek Carr’s wife and children into his office to cool off during batting practice, and Carr said the family stayed about 30 minutes in the office Monday.
  • Carr posted the exchange on X, thanked Roberts as “a genuinely kind person,” and several outlets reproduced the message from his account.
  • Carr attended the game with his family while in Los Angeles after accepting a role as a special advisor on UCLA’s 2026 football staff under coach Bob Chesney.
  • Reports noted the Dodgers came from behind to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 the same night and included the anecdote alongside routine game coverage.
  • The story was treated as a human-interest item sourced to Carr’s social post and illustrates how celebrity visits and social media can amplify small on-field interactions into wider local coverage.