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<v Speaker 1>We're in Philadelphia and I'm joined right now by one

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<v Speaker 1>of my favorite Dodgers. You guys know him, love him,

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<v Speaker 1>and he not only is a great player, but he's

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<v Speaker 1>got a big heart. And that is the one and

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<v Speaker 1>only Keike Hernandez. Thanks a lot for the time. It's

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<v Speaker 1>been a great first nine games of the season for

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<v Speaker 1>you guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, hi, Dave from Philadelphia East Coast. Yeah, you got

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<v Speaker 2>off to a great start. You know, the personal not

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<v Speaker 2>so much, but the team hasn't necessarily needed me to

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<v Speaker 2>play good to win games, so that's good. But yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, we all hear the noise. We are doing

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<v Speaker 2>a great job at canceling, shutting out the noise, and

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<v Speaker 2>you know, focusing on our twenty six man roster, focusing

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<v Speaker 2>on ourselves and what we do need to do in

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<v Speaker 2>between the lines to be successful, and so far we're

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<v Speaker 2>doing a good job of that.

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<v Speaker 1>But it feels like you guys have done a good

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<v Speaker 1>job with everything else around you, and you yourself playing

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<v Speaker 1>a position that you don't really play a lot, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's first base. I'm not sure people will fully appreciate that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I know, definitely, I I think i'm you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I usually i'm a chameleon. Defensively, I kind of adjust

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<v Speaker 2>to where I'm at, and right now I'm possibly thinking

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<v Speaker 2>so much about first base and I'm forgetting about you know,

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<v Speaker 2>what happens on the plate. But you know, I Freddie

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<v Speaker 2>has been you know, he's top five defender of the

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<v Speaker 2>position in the whole Big League. So my job, my

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<v Speaker 2>responsibility is to make sure that the team doesn't suffer.

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<v Speaker 1>Part of the reason why you're back with the Dodgers

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<v Speaker 1>and why everybody wanted you back was to enjoy the

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<v Speaker 1>fruits and the celebration of being a world champion. The

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<v Speaker 1>following year, you got your ring. I'm sure that was

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<v Speaker 1>exciting for you. And then on Monday, the Dodgers are

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<v Speaker 1>going to the White House.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. No, second time through as a champ, first time

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<v Speaker 2>that I get to, you know, come back and be

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<v Speaker 2>part of all the all the celebrations of the previous year.

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<v Speaker 2>Of course I missed out and all of that in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty one, So the White House, I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>being a Latino and being somewhat of a fan favorite. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>It was kind of a loose lose situation for me

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<v Speaker 2>in terms of the White House. If I was here

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<v Speaker 2>in twenty twenty one, maybe my decision would have maybe

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<v Speaker 2>possibly been easier, but you know the fact that I

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<v Speaker 2>was in here, I need to be selfish and and

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<v Speaker 2>put myself and myself before anything else. I understand that

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<v Speaker 2>that I'm a role model and I'm you know, I'm

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to be a leader in the Latino community. But

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, you know, as a little kid,

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<v Speaker 2>you see the World Series champ or NBA Finals champ,

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<v Speaker 2>all the you know, NHL, all these major sports. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they win the they win the title, and they go

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<v Speaker 2>to the White House, and you know, this is one

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<v Speaker 2>of the things as a little kid when you dream

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<v Speaker 2>about winning the World Series, you know, you put yourself

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<v Speaker 2>in the situations. And here we are in the present

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<v Speaker 2>moment and a decision that is not really easy at all.

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<v Speaker 2>But you know, I've decided that I'm going to go

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<v Speaker 2>to the White House just because we are celebrating as

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<v Speaker 2>a team and we have a really good thing going on,

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<v Speaker 2>and I feel like if I say no, that kind

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<v Speaker 2>of becomes a distraction, not only for myself, but for

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<v Speaker 2>my teammates. I don't want to have any of my

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<v Speaker 2>teammates have to answer questions to the media as to

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<v Speaker 2>why I took a personal decision. So I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>me going to the White House is definitely not a

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<v Speaker 2>political thing. It's more of a you know, I'm there

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<v Speaker 2>to celebrate the title and I'm there to support my teammates. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, I don't want to go back, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>go ahead twenty years from now and regret my decision

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<v Speaker 2>of you know, not going to the White House. That's

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<v Speaker 2>that would have been twice that I missed out onto

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<v Speaker 2>the opportunity. So, like I said in twenty twenty one,

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<v Speaker 2>the team got to go, my teammates got to go.

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't there because I wasn't part of the team.

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<v Speaker 2>I missed out on that opportunity. So I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 2>trying to make sure I don't miss out on anything

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<v Speaker 2>this year. And you know, I think mixing politics and

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<v Speaker 2>sports is never a good thing. So I am definitely

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<v Speaker 2>not making this a political thing. I'm just going to

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<v Speaker 2>be there for my team. I'm going to be there

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<v Speaker 2>to support and my teammates, not anybody else. And uh,

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<v Speaker 2>probably that's part of my reason why I'm going.

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt, La loves you, KEYK Puerto Rico loves you.

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<v Speaker 1>That will never change. So you don't have to worry

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<v Speaker 1>about that. You just have to look good and be

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<v Speaker 1>yourself wherever the Dodgers go.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, those are two things that I tend to be

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<v Speaker 2>good at. Looking good and be myself. Uh, be myself

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<v Speaker 2>as something I pride on each and every day, regardless

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<v Speaker 2>of where I'm at, And who knows, maybe I'll pull

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<v Speaker 2>a k K stunt at the White House.

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<v Speaker 1>Be on your toes. You never know what he might

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<v Speaker 1>have in his back pocket. Love you, KEYK. And like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, LA will never change how they feel about you. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you leave it all out on the field. You wear

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<v Speaker 1>your heart on your sleep and that's something that we

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<v Speaker 1>all appreciate.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, Dave, I appreciate you.