Former Arizona Diamondbacks manager and 1988 World Series hero Kirk Gibson is no longer a candidate to get a second interview for the Dodgers’ managerial vacancy. (Getty Images)

ESPN.com reported today that the Dodgers will hold second interviews with four managerial candidates from a group including Gabe Kapler, Dave Roberts, Darin Erstad, Bud Black and Kirk Gibson.

Two sources familiar with the process told me that this is not entirely accurate. One source told me that three candidates, not four, will get second interviews, and that one of the three might not be from the group of five ESPN reported. So we’ll see. The Dodgers aren’t confirming a specific number of second-interview candidates yet.

Update (1:07 p.m.): Two more relevant nuggets as the Dodgers whittle down the field:

Hearing #Dodgers will conduct 3 interviews for managerial finalists next week. Kapler, Black, Erstad, Roberts still in running.

— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) November 13, 2015

Dodgers narrow MGR search to: Gabe Kapler, Darrin Erstad, Dave Roberts and Bud Black: https://t.co/Yg4oSWEVfU

— Jim Bowden (@JimBowden_ESPN) November 13, 2015

Update (10 p.m.): Erstad is out, and ESPN has scratched Gibson from the list on its original report.
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