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Well, it was big news yesterday, unfortunately disappointing news that Mookie Beds has

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a fractured left wrist. And as
it was happening live, Jerry Harriston Jr.

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Was on sports net LA reacting to
that news and also the news that

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the Dodgers have lost Yoshi Yamamoto for
the foreseeable futures. So Jerry Harriston Jr.

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Joins us right now from sports net
LA. Former Major league veteran World

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champion. Jerry, thanks a lot
for the time. Appreciate it anytime,

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David, anytime. So, as
you were watching all this unfold yesterday late

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in the game, when you see
that ninety eight fastball hit Mookie Bets,

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are you thinking immediately this is probably
a fracture in that left wrist. I

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knew it was going to be a
fracture now, I just didn't know where

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it was going to be located.
Immediately you think it is a fracture,

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and then immediately I think does it
require surgery? Thankful it does not require

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surgery. That means he's a clean
break and he should be back a lot

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quicker than obviously if it required surgery. So you know, hopefully you know

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that type of injury, will be
back six weeks, eight weeks, I

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don't know, just depending on the
bone healing, and Mookie's young guy,

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healthy guy. Hopefully the heals a
lot faster. So obviously it's crushing news,

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but it's not a season ending injury, and I like to look at

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things from the bright side. You
know, he's going to be fresh come

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August, September, October, so
when we get to the postseason, we're

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going to get a fresh Mookie Bets. Yeah. So it's right where the

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wrist and the hand come together.
Jerry, it kind of reminds me of

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when Corey Seeger had his broken left
wrist. Do you feel like that's kind

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of the best comparison in recent Dodger
history. I would say, so.

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I had broke my wrists in that
area before your boy Danny Harron got me

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years ago, before he was throwing
eighty eight, before he was throwing throwing

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eighty eight. But you know,
I was able to come back and actually

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had a really good second half of
the season. So Mookie Becks is a

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whole lot better player than than I
was, So hopefully, you know,

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he heals quicker and be ready to
go. So again, The most important

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thing is no surgery. Anytime you
have surgery in your risk area, your

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your hand area, you're in danger
with because there's so many different ligaments tissue.

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It's so sensitive, you know,
So you know, fortunately there's no

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surgery. Let it heal and be
ready to go in a couple of months.

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Jerry Harriston Jr. Is joining us
from Sports and at La Jerry.

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The Dodgers seemed to be going with
Sho hay Otani as their leadoff hitter against

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right handed pitchers, and Miguel Rojas
is going to take over shortstop for the

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foreseeable future. How do you like
the way that lines up? Well,

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Listen, Obviously, in the best
case scenario, you want Mookie healthy.

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But if we're gonna have guys come
in and fill in as a leadoff hitter,

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Choe Olatony's a pretty good Constellation prize, you know. So Showy has

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done it before, obviously he's used
to it. He's a guy that can

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really change the game with one swinging
the bat and can do it the very

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first pitch of the game. So
Shoey can handle leading off for the foreseeable

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future. But I think more importantly
it gives guys like Miguil Rojas an opportunity

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to play who's played extremely well.
Keith Aaron Nandez will get a chance to

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play as well, and CT three. There's a reason why you have depth

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on this team and on this roster. You know you're gonna have at some

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point, you're gonna have injuries pop
up. That's just the nature of the

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game. You know, the game
is played at a high level. It's

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a fast paced game. You're gonna
have some injuries. That's why you have

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guys that are performing at a high
level that can come off the bench.

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Hopefully these guys take this opportunity,
like Keith Aaron Nanaz and CT three Miguel

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Rojas, seize this opportunity and play
well. Jared, do you feel like

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this changes anything as far as urgency
for the Dodgers to acquire a short stop

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at the trade deadline. I don't
think so. I think that the Dodgers

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have always been great at seeing what
they need and if there's a difference maker,

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whether it's an infielder, whether it's
an outfielder, whether it's on the

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pitching side, they're going to make
the move. So I don't think it

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changes anything, because if there was
a difference maker that can help them win

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when we're fully healthy, they're going
to make that move. The good thing

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about it is you know you don't
have to rush and make a sudden change

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because you already have guys in house
that can handle the positions. Nigo Rojas

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is as good as good as anybody
playing the defensive position at short sum So

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Kiki aar Nannis could play at elite
level at short and so can set three.

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So you have guys in house that
can help you at that part of

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the game. All right, Jerry, that's why we called you. We

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know that you would bring the positive
light to all this. Not ideal,

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but the good news is, like
you said, Mookie should return in early

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August. Thanks a lot for the
time. We'll see you on Sports net

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LA anytime. D