As big league baseball reaches midseason, here are a few story lines regarding the national pastime’s men of color.

Minority matters: You can’t help but notice Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.

Out of 32 franchises, Roberts is one of only three minority managers. Also, his Dodgers have the best record in baseball — 53-25 as of June 23.

Since joining the Dodgers in 2016, Roberts has a 340-225 record for the regular season and is 42-23 in postseason, with trips to the World Series the past two years.

Born in Okinawa, Roberts is the son of African-American U.S. Marine Waymon Roberts and a Japanese mother, Elko. He grew up in San Diego.

Baseball’s other minority managers are Alex Cora of the World Series champ Boston Red Sox and the Washington National’s Dave Martinez. Cora and Martinez are of Puerto Rican ancestry.

Yankee Doodle Dandy: No Aaron Judge. No Giancarlo Stanton. No problem in The Bronx.

The New York Yankees’ Gary Sanchez has stepped up mightily in extended absences of injured super sluggers Judge and Stanton. The 26-year-old catcher from the Dominican Republic is among big league leaders with 23 homers and 52 runs batted for the AL Eastern Division-leading Yankees.

Sanchez is the leading vote getter among American League catchers for the July 9 All-Star Game in Cleveland.

Splash! The Pittsburgh Pirates’ Josh Bell, a 26-year-old native Texan, is the hit of the ballfield with his prodigious power.

Only four balls have ever been hit into the Allegheny River behind PNP Park, and the switch-hitting Bell has two of them — the longest measuring 470 feet.

The 6-foot-4, 240-pounder Bell is a National League Triple Crown candidate, with 20 homers, 66 RBI and .315 average. He figures to be a NL All-Star first sacker, perhaps for years to come.

Sweet 16: Jorge Polanco signed with the Minnesota Twins in 2009, when he was only 16 years and one day old.

Obviously, the Twins scouts displayed a sharp eye for teenage talent.

Today Polanco is a top-of-the-lineup reason why Minnesota is running away with the AL Central, nine games up on Cleveland.

The fleet shortstop leads the AL in hitting (.325) and hits (93), including 21 doubles, five triples and 11 homers.

All in the family: The base-paths light is always green when Adalberto Mondesi gets aboard for the Kansas City Royals.

The 23-year-old second baseman and Los Angeles native leads the AL with 27 stolen bases in just 30 attempts.

With a strong second half, Mondesi could challenge the Royals’ all-time records for thefts. Willie Wilson holds the record with 83 in 1979.

The name Mondesi may sound familiar. Adalberto is the son of Raul Mondesi, who was NL Rookie of the Year with the Dodgers in 1994.

Adalberto went by Raul Jr. from 2015 to 2018, before opting to go by his middle name.

No pain: Howie Kendrick tore his Achilles tendon last year but you’d hardly know it this season.

The 35-year-old Jacksonville, Fla., native was hitting .339 through 60 games — well above his career norm of .292.

Kendrick is well traveled in terms of teams played for and positions played. He broke in with the Los Angeles Angels in 2006 and spent time with the Dodgers and Phillies before joining the Nats.

Kendrick mostly plays first base or left field for Washington, but is adept with the glove anywhere on the diamond.