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<v Speaker 1>We had a chance to catch up with one of

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<v Speaker 1>the young stars in the Dodgers minor league organization. He

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<v Speaker 1>actually played for Mike Sosha in the Premiere twelve in

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<v Speaker 1>Japan over the offseason. That's catcher, Chris Ok. Chris, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>a lot for the time, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for having me on.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, thank you so much. You seem a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>mature and self assured than most guys on this side

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<v Speaker 1>of the wall.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you know, I think I got a pretty comfortable

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<v Speaker 2>crew next to me, so I would get to be ourselves.

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, no, I mean it's definitely a very expensive

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<v Speaker 2>locker room for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>It feels like Chris Oke and Cody Hosey are way

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<v Speaker 1>more mature than I am, and I'm double their age.

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<v Speaker 1>I want to say that.

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<v Speaker 2>It just it's been a short sample size so far.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it been like for you the last four or

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<v Speaker 1>five months, obviously getting that experience and exposure to playing

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<v Speaker 1>the Premiere twelve in Tokyo and now being big league

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<v Speaker 1>camp with the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it was awesome. I mean that USA experience

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<v Speaker 2>was fantastic, great group of guys, great coaching staff experience.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll ever forget and then obviously any chance you can

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<v Speaker 2>you have to shoot up for an organization like this

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<v Speaker 2>is a super blessing. And being being surrounded by the

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<v Speaker 2>best players in the world and see how they go

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<v Speaker 2>by their business is uh is something that you can't

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<v Speaker 2>you know, there's no price on that. So it's been

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<v Speaker 2>an humbleiguble experience and looking forward to keep going.

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<v Speaker 1>Former Dodger and fan favorite Rich Hill was on that

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<v Speaker 1>team too. He told me that you he loved the

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<v Speaker 1>way you caught him. What was the picture catcher relationship

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<v Speaker 1>like with Rich Hill?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, anything, anytime a comic comes from from a god

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<v Speaker 2>like that, it's unbelievable because you know, he's he knows

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<v Speaker 2>what he's always been doing it for a long time.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was I was doing my best job to

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<v Speaker 2>make sure I wasn't messing him up. You know, he

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<v Speaker 2>knows what he's he knows he needs to do and

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<v Speaker 2>he's been, like I said, I've been doing it for

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<v Speaker 2>a long time. But you know, working with him was awesome,

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<v Speaker 2>super competitive, h knows the exactly what he needs to do.

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<v Speaker 2>And again I was making sure I was putting myself

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<v Speaker 2>in the right spot to make sure he can do

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<v Speaker 2>his thing, So it was I mean something you can't

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<v Speaker 2>really describe. I mean, it's a different style of baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>It's definitely a win now type thing. And you know,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you don't get to play for one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>and sixty games. That's he had twelve games and win now,

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<v Speaker 2>move on. And you know, being able to obviously where

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<v Speaker 2>USA cross your chest and playing for the bigger than

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<v Speaker 2>you was was awesome. And playing with guys like Warda,

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<v Speaker 2>who went absolutely bananas. Knights tournament was fantastic to see

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<v Speaker 2>and fun to watch. So definitely remember I have for

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<v Speaker 2>a long time and super happy and thankful I got

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<v Speaker 2>about it to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>What was it like playing for Mike Soosha, who has

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<v Speaker 1>caught more games than any other Dodger in franchise history.

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<v Speaker 1>He understands the position really well. How much did you

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<v Speaker 1>grow as a catcher playing for him?

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<v Speaker 2>A ton? You know. Obviously it wasn't like a month,

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<v Speaker 2>so I mean the conversations were kind of condensed, but

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<v Speaker 2>I mean that short amount of time, I mean I

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<v Speaker 2>learned a ton from him. Obviously he's wisdom about the game.

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<v Speaker 2>Also on the managerial side that he has I has

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<v Speaker 2>been doing that for a while too, and any guy

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<v Speaker 2>anytime he come across a guy like that or that

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<v Speaker 2>has so much success on the field and as a manager,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, you just kind of open up your ears

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<v Speaker 2>and taking what you can, you know, and I learned

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<v Speaker 2>a ton of from him. He worked with me, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, it was a great experience.

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<v Speaker 1>In that short month. What sticks out the most as

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<v Speaker 1>far as what you learned from him.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, he had a funny thing. He wanted me to

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<v Speaker 2>not touch the ground my glove on my but but

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<v Speaker 2>working with that, but honestly just presenting targets, knowing what

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<v Speaker 2>the picture it needs, and and how to conduct the

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<v Speaker 2>game and the game calling, and you know, just being

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<v Speaker 2>able to honestly just hear him talk to everybody and

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<v Speaker 2>then hear him talk and the and the group saying

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<v Speaker 2>and the catchers was just kind of all I needed.

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<v Speaker 1>I love being around with you guys on this wall.

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<v Speaker 1>It seems like you really have a tight bond and

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<v Speaker 1>it's great to meet you in person. After heard so

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<v Speaker 1>many brave reviews about Chris Zki, I'm mature man behind

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<v Speaker 1>the plate. Thanks a lot for the time, appreciate it,

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for having me