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<v Speaker 1>Obviously, the Dodgers are loaded with proven veterans superstars, but

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<v Speaker 1>the future is also bright because the Dodgers farm system

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<v Speaker 1>has great players and people like jose Wi Depaula, Josey.

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<v Speaker 1>Great to talk to you, and you got prime real

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<v Speaker 1>estate here next to Mookie Bedslocker.

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<v Speaker 2>Yes, sir, Yes, sir, it's honored to be him. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>What's it like being in your first big league camp?

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<v Speaker 3>It's pretty fun and it's a good experience, and it's

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<v Speaker 3>fun to be around these group of guys to learn from.

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone's so an experience.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know about you, but it feels like yesterday

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<v Speaker 1>where I saw you playing on the minor league fields

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<v Speaker 1>and you really left an impression on so many and

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<v Speaker 1>here you are, just a couple of years later in

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<v Speaker 1>big league camp. What's the journey been like for you?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, it's been been a good journey. It's been a

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<v Speaker 3>journey of experience. You learn a lot throughout the journey,

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<v Speaker 3>especially being so young and around these group of guys,

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<v Speaker 3>and telling is really fun, really fun.

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<v Speaker 1>When you're this close to Mookie Beds and just his

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<v Speaker 1>work ethic, his mental approach to the game. How much

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<v Speaker 1>sure you observing and trying to absorb.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm trying to observe every day. I'm trying to whether

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<v Speaker 3>they're hitting in the cage, doing defense, just seeing about

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<v Speaker 3>how they go about their work. And it's really impressive

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<v Speaker 3>watching them day in and day out.

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<v Speaker 1>Which it been like for you in this organization? How

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<v Speaker 1>much have you grown from day one?

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<v Speaker 2>Ah?

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<v Speaker 3>A lot, especially it's going from DSL to now for

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<v Speaker 3>like growth mentally and just about how I go about it,

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<v Speaker 3>it's going a lot sway.

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<v Speaker 1>I tell all the young guys, we just hear about you,

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<v Speaker 1>we read about you on the internet. What can you

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<v Speaker 1>tell Dodger fans about your game?

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<v Speaker 2>It's a very relaxed patient.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm not showy, but I'm very relaxing patient, especially in

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<v Speaker 3>the box.

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<v Speaker 2>Feel like that's what helps me. And yeah, very relaxing

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<v Speaker 2>patient game.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like, as a young person you're doing

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<v Speaker 1>a good job of controlling the strike zone?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, yeah, for sure. That's one of my keys to

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<v Speaker 3>hit it. I mean, that's one of my strengths, especially

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<v Speaker 3>controlling the strikes, swinging out good pitches, controlling that bat,

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<v Speaker 3>making the pitch of work and when he once he

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<v Speaker 3>makes a mistake, blue damage to him.

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<v Speaker 1>You got cousins that played in the NBA, Stefan Marbury

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<v Speaker 1>one of them. What drew you to the game of baseball?

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<v Speaker 1>Because you're a big guy. I think you could handle

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<v Speaker 1>yourself in the NBA or college basketball. What made you

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<v Speaker 1>gravitate towards this game?

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<v Speaker 2>First, it was my dad.

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<v Speaker 3>Coming from my dad's side, being the Minigan, there's always

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<v Speaker 3>baseball on that side, and I guess the game just

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<v Speaker 3>called to me and I'll call it to the game.

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<v Speaker 2>So it was. Ever since I was young, I was

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<v Speaker 2>always drawn to Did.

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<v Speaker 1>You ever consider basketball?

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<v Speaker 3>No? No, no, no, never considered basketball. Always played it for fun,

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<v Speaker 3>but like ever take it serious like that, especially on

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<v Speaker 3>a team though never And.

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<v Speaker 1>You you have your dad's Dominican. But you grew up

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<v Speaker 1>in New York, right, yes, sir, Brooklyn. How close to

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<v Speaker 1>the Barcley Center, I'm not that far.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not that far. Actually, I don't know. Probably around

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<v Speaker 2>like forty minutes out there, Probably not that far.

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<v Speaker 1>Most way to Paula is our guest in front of

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<v Speaker 1>first pitch between the Dodgers and Cubs here in Cactus

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<v Speaker 1>League play. All right, since you are a New Yorker,

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<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn born, best pizza is it New York, Is it Chicago?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it La? What do you got on the pizza?

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<v Speaker 2>I have no clue. I don't eat pizza like that.

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<v Speaker 2>But wherever it is good, I go. It doesn't matter

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<v Speaker 2>to me.

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<v Speaker 1>No, you're not big pizza gut no no, no, no no.

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<v Speaker 2>Wherever is good. If the pizza is good, I'll eat it. It

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<v Speaker 2>doesn't matter to me.

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<v Speaker 1>You got a great smile, you got a great spirit

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<v Speaker 1>about yourself. Thank you for the time, and we can't

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<v Speaker 1>wait to watch this journey continue to Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, sir, Thank you a lot.