Dodgers manager Dave Roberts wipes out and falls to the ground while having a foot race with utility player Hyeseong Kim during a workout the day before Game 6 of the World Series on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

TORONTO — There was a time when Dave Roberts could spark a team with his legs .

Maybe that day hasn’t passed.

During Thursday night’s off-day workout at Rogers Centre, the Dodgers manager challenged utility player Hyeseong Kim – the fastest player on the Dodgers’ roster – to a race from first base to third base with the 53-year-old Roberts getting a 20- to 30-foot head start.

Roberts tried to take more of an advantage, cutting across the edge of the infield grass rather than touching second base. Roberts stumbled and went spr

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