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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers and Angels closing out the Freeway series and

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<v Speaker 1>we're joining right now. A Dodgers shortstop, Miguel Rojast. Miguel,

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<v Speaker 1>thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate it anytime.

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<v Speaker 2>Man always here for you.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you are, and you were here for the

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<v Speaker 1>Dodgers last night too in a number of different ways.

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<v Speaker 1>Tenth thinning, go ahead base sid and I'm still amazed

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<v Speaker 1>that you scored all the way from first base on

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<v Speaker 1>that Otani tripple. Did you believe it was going to

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<v Speaker 1>be in play for that much time or did you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like it could be stuck under the wall?

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<v Speaker 2>No idea. I was just paying attention to the third

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<v Speaker 2>base and when I saw him waving, uh, I felt

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<v Speaker 2>like I have to have to finish and I have

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<v Speaker 2>to get to home play. That's that's always important, you know, scoting,

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<v Speaker 2>scoting early in the game, especially after being down one nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>Got the opportunity to get back in the back in

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<v Speaker 2>the board and especially show he you know, hitting anytime

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<v Speaker 2>he can put a ball in the gap. You always

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<v Speaker 2>ready for for that situation. So for me, it wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>he wasn't as hard as you saw it from from home.

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<v Speaker 2>There I was ready to score. And when the you

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<v Speaker 2>know wave wave me home, I was ready to score.

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<v Speaker 1>We were all amazed by the sellout crowd being mostly

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<v Speaker 1>Dodger fans here in Anaheim last night. Could you feel

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<v Speaker 1>the energy at shortstop and when you came to the plate.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, definitely seeing this whole part like this, especially for

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<v Speaker 2>the day, Like yes said, I show her returning after

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<v Speaker 2>his last year here. It was a special to see

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<v Speaker 2>all the fans, you know, carding this wole part and

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<v Speaker 2>give us the extra energy that we need, especially after

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<v Speaker 2>coming from that series in Arizona. We didn't expect to

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<v Speaker 2>be like this crowded for this series. But I mean, great,

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<v Speaker 2>great example of and why the Dodgers fans are the

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<v Speaker 2>best in baseball. I think they traveled really well. We

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<v Speaker 2>all know we're here in LA but uh, they always

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<v Speaker 2>do the same. They always support their team. They always cheering,

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<v Speaker 2>cheering you on and giving you the extra motivation and

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<v Speaker 2>extra edge that you need to win games.

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<v Speaker 1>I've resisted the temptation of asking you guys, what it's

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<v Speaker 1>like behind the scenes to be teammates with Otani, But

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<v Speaker 1>since we're at this stage of the season, he's chasing history.

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<v Speaker 1>He's having unselfish at bats. What has it been like

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<v Speaker 1>being teammates with him this year.

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<v Speaker 2>It's been amazing. Everything that you see every single day

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<v Speaker 2>is uh is pretty much what you get. You know.

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<v Speaker 2>The guy always come to the field prepared to play

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<v Speaker 2>a baseball game, which is really unbolia, regardless of him

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<v Speaker 2>getting ready to pitch next year and recovering from an injury.

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<v Speaker 2>And UH, actually like I'm you know, like he's a

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<v Speaker 2>pitcher too, so he have to do his work for

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<v Speaker 2>for the pitching side. But anyways that that's not affecting

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<v Speaker 2>him on what he needs to do. Plus all the attention,

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<v Speaker 2>international attention. We went overseas to Korea. He treated people

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<v Speaker 2>over there really gray and he handled stuff like in

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<v Speaker 2>an amazing way. And I think it's such a professional

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<v Speaker 2>and for us teammates is a privilege to uh to

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<v Speaker 2>colurself like teammates of Sholtani, one of the best players

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<v Speaker 2>I ever gonna play this game.

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<v Speaker 1>I know Miguel Rojas and the Dodgers have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>more season to play, but your season has been amazing.

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<v Speaker 1>You started the year helping Mookie Bets learn shortstop. You

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<v Speaker 1>waited your turn here. You are not missing a beat.

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<v Speaker 1>How have you been able to do this from start

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<v Speaker 1>to finish.

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<v Speaker 2>I think what you mentioned for me, helping Mookie with

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<v Speaker 2>a new position and trying to get in comfortable at

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<v Speaker 2>shortstop kept me kind of going and keet me motivated

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<v Speaker 2>to keep working every single days. As a utility guy

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<v Speaker 2>is a little bit different. You know, when you don't

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<v Speaker 2>play it every day, you have to do stuff to

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<v Speaker 2>keep your body able to be ready if if your

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<v Speaker 2>name is called and it happens, you know, in the

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<v Speaker 2>worst possible way, Mookie got hit by pitch in the

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<v Speaker 2>hand and he have to be down, so in that

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<v Speaker 2>time kind of you know, I was happy that I

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<v Speaker 2>got the opportunity and I was happy that I was

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<v Speaker 2>producing for the team so they don't feel like they

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<v Speaker 2>miss anything a shorttop or fensively or defensively. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>I'm extremely happy and proud of the way this season

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<v Speaker 2>has been going because I work my ass off in

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<v Speaker 2>the off season and I worked really hard, went to Venezuela,

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<v Speaker 2>played some games a Winner Bowl, and that helped me

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<v Speaker 2>to to come to sprint training prepare because I know

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<v Speaker 2>my role would be changing a little bit. But here

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<v Speaker 2>we are now trying to to trying to find a

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<v Speaker 2>way to win a championship, and I'm I'm centerpiece, playing

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<v Speaker 2>short stop every day and I hope I can catch

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<v Speaker 2>us out of the World Series too, So that's that's

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<v Speaker 2>my goal right now.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a beautiful game when it pays you for being

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<v Speaker 1>patient and being a team player, like Miguel Rojas has been.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time, and like I told

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<v Speaker 1>you last night, you're a problem too.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, thank you. I'm looking forward to continue to

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<v Speaker 2>do what I'm doing, and hopefully the team can clinch

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<v Speaker 2>the postseason birth that's the first goal, and then after

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<v Speaker 2>that go deep in the pole season.

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<v Speaker 1>Sounds good. We'll be with you all the way. Thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you.