LOS ANGELES — More than half a century after Jackie Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier with the Dodgers, the team is on the verge of hiring its first minority manager.

Former Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Dave Roberts, who has an African-American father and Japanese mother, is expected to be announced as the team’s manager Monday, according to people familiar with the situation who spoke anonymously because his contract was being finalized.

“I’m so proud of the Dodgers,” said Maury Wills, one of the most prominent African-American players in the franchise’s storied history.

Roberts, 43, will receive a three-year contract with the team holding an option to keep him for a fourth season. He will be one of only two African-American managers in the major leagues. The other is Dusty Baker, who was hired by the Washington Nationals this month.

Roberts is perhaps best known for a stolen base in Game 4 of the 2004 American League Championship Series. The steal sparked a historic comeback for the Boston Red Sox against the New York Yankees and led to the franchise’s first World Series championship in 86 years.

He will replace Don Mattingly, who had managed the Dodgers for the last five seasons.