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<v Speaker 1>And an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talk.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, we're here with an All Star outfielder, an

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<v Speaker 1>All star smile, and he has the second most votes

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<v Speaker 1>right now among National League outfielders, and that is the

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<v Speaker 1>one and only ti Oscar Hernandez Tayo. Thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 1>for the time. Always great to catch up with you.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, thank you for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you know that you have the second most votes

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<v Speaker 1>among outfielders in the National League?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, so something on social media. You know, my family

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<v Speaker 2>listen to it, so I know everything that is happening

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<v Speaker 2>right now. So I appreciate all the people that both

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<v Speaker 2>for me and give me the support to try and

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<v Speaker 2>to get me to the All Star so we can

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<v Speaker 2>continue to do our job here and you know, trying

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<v Speaker 2>to make those people properly.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I know, when you're stepping in the batter's box,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not thinking about that. But how much does it

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<v Speaker 1>mean to you that the fans have voted so many

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<v Speaker 1>times for you already?

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<v Speaker 2>And men's alat I mean, Dodgers fans are the best.

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<v Speaker 2>They know they already know that already. Be insane. In

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<v Speaker 2>almost two years I have been here, Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>but especially when you know how many people you have

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<v Speaker 2>behind your backs giving you the sport and everything that

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<v Speaker 2>you need to just to continue to do and produce

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<v Speaker 2>for the Dodge.

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<v Speaker 1>I know fans in LA and they don't just care

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<v Speaker 1>about how many home runs you hit or how many

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<v Speaker 1>runs you drive in. It's the spirit that you play

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<v Speaker 1>with and I feel like that's part of the reason

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<v Speaker 1>why everybody in LA loves ta Oscar Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. I mean I always said my job here is

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<v Speaker 2>trying to be the best player, the best teammate, and

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<v Speaker 2>to do things to help with these same wins. So

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<v Speaker 2>that's the only thing that I care about. At the

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<v Speaker 2>end of the day, I'm the All Sorry game, that's great.

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<v Speaker 2>But if now I'm just going to to continue to

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<v Speaker 2>do my job here and just trying to be in

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<v Speaker 2>another championship to l A.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, that's right. Back to back champions that's the goal

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<v Speaker 1>for the Dodgers. And I know with the All Stars

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<v Speaker 1>comes with maybe defending your home run derby championship. What

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<v Speaker 1>would sway you to do it again or is that

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<v Speaker 1>even something that you would consider.

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<v Speaker 2>I was considered in at the beginning, but not right now.

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<v Speaker 2>I think I'm not gonna do it this year. I

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<v Speaker 2>live this year, maybe next year because last year when

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<v Speaker 2>I finished the Human Derby, I was a little t tired, tight,

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<v Speaker 2>My body was a little tired, and with injury that

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<v Speaker 2>I have am I growing this year. I don't want

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<v Speaker 2>to put anything on risk in the season, so I'm

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<v Speaker 2>gonna stay put and now participating this year.

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<v Speaker 1>That makes sense ta Oscar Hernandez putting the Dodgers ahead

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<v Speaker 1>of all that. Okay, So there's a chance that your

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<v Speaker 1>little brother Andy pa Has could make the All Star team.

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<v Speaker 1>He certainly has earned it. Would you encourage him to

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<v Speaker 1>take your place in the home run Derby?

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<v Speaker 2>I already talked to him. He said no, he's not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna do but yeah, hopefully he made the All Star Game.

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<v Speaker 2>He well deserved to be there and being starting there

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<v Speaker 2>for the those tar games. So hopefully people keep voting

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<v Speaker 2>for him and making No Star.

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<v Speaker 1>Tayo, so much has been talked about you being a

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<v Speaker 1>mentor to Andy Pott has what has made you the

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<v Speaker 1>most proud about the way his season has taken off.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he's he's a guy that he's listening to

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<v Speaker 2>now only to me, He listened to everybody. He takes

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<v Speaker 2>the best advices from everybody and trying to put it

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<v Speaker 2>on the on the field. He's been learning a lot,

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<v Speaker 2>He's been putting a lot of work. He's been working

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<v Speaker 2>really hard right now just to get better, to you know,

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<v Speaker 2>do the things that he know he can do. Uh,

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<v Speaker 2>And he's I think he's already proving himself. He's doing

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<v Speaker 2>a great job and he's helping this team a lot.

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<v Speaker 1>All right. Before I let you go, I talked about

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<v Speaker 1>the spirit that you play with, and you're so inclusive

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<v Speaker 1>and such a great teammate. You started the sunflower seeds

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<v Speaker 1>when guys came back after the home runs. But how

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<v Speaker 1>about this now your teammates have grabbed the sunflower seed

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<v Speaker 1>bag from you and are playing with the same spirit.

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<v Speaker 1>How happy are you that it's become contagious to be unselfish.

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<v Speaker 2>That's what makes me feel really really good about myself,

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<v Speaker 2>you know. You just bringing that energy to my teammates,

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<v Speaker 2>to this team, and seeing my teammates doing the same thing,

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<v Speaker 2>That's what this is all about. For me. That's way

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<v Speaker 2>better than everything that is going on on the field.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm really proud of myself, oh, my teammates and

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<v Speaker 2>the things that we have accomplimts.

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<v Speaker 1>How would you rate O Tani grabbing the sunflower seeds

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<v Speaker 1>and throwing them to you.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you're just trying to make everybody do the

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<v Speaker 2>same thing. You know, have fun and enjoy it everything,

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<v Speaker 2>every single things that happen to oh, my teammates and

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<v Speaker 2>to myself.

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<v Speaker 1>So everybody has their own style of how they throw

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<v Speaker 1>the sunflower seeds.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah they sell me, but they know their own. But

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<v Speaker 2>you know, at the end of the day, just to

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<v Speaker 2>give that energy that puts it the energy and to

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<v Speaker 2>make our teammates feel the same way that we feel

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<v Speaker 2>when they do good.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time. Dodger fans need to

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<v Speaker 1>keep voting for Tea Oscar Hernandez. This smile needs to

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<v Speaker 1>be in Atlanta with the starters with the National League

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<v Speaker 1>All Star Team. Thanks a lot, Tayo.

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<v Speaker 2>I appreciate it.