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

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<v Speaker 2>We're with the birthday boy tonight, starting center fielder James Outman.

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<v Speaker 2>Happy birthday, out Man. You really played it cool today.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. Yeah, trying to keep it a secret.

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<v Speaker 2>I like it. You're not like these other guys that

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<v Speaker 2>like to promote their birthdays two weeks in advance.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean I don't know. I forgot it was

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<v Speaker 1>coming up.

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<v Speaker 2>To be honest, you forgot your own birthday.

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<v Speaker 1>No, I know my own birthday, but I was like, oh, shoot,

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<v Speaker 1>it's three days or whatever it was.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, you got a brand new baby or a

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<v Speaker 2>brand new father. You're married, So how do birthdays? How

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<v Speaker 2>do birthdays rank these days?

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<v Speaker 1>It's good, you know, you just want to spend time

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<v Speaker 1>with your family and see your daughter, hold your daughter.

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<v Speaker 1>So they're still good. They're different.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, you're a young father, and a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>guys that became a father later in their careers say

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<v Speaker 2>gave him better perspective in baseball. Do you feel, even

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<v Speaker 2>at this stage of your career, having a brand new

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<v Speaker 2>baby girl is giving you perspective on baseball?

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<v Speaker 1>For sure? You know, it makes the it makes the

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<v Speaker 1>oh for four is easier to handle. When you go

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<v Speaker 1>home and see your daughter smiling at you, there's nothing

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<v Speaker 1>better than that. So I would say so for sure.

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<v Speaker 2>You've been up here now for a little more than

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<v Speaker 2>a week. What's it like for you this time around?

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<v Speaker 1>It's great. This clubhouse is amazing. First of all, your

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<v Speaker 1>first look, yeah, first look, first look, it's like a

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<v Speaker 1>little city in here. But but yeah, no, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>uh still Dodger baseball, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>Can you take us into the new clubhouse and new

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<v Speaker 2>batting cages. What are the biggest improvements that stood out

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<v Speaker 2>to you.

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<v Speaker 1>The biggest improvement is that there's two lanes to hit

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<v Speaker 1>it now, so it's it's less clogged up at times.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I mean there's tons of technology and they're

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<v Speaker 1>very similar to the lab in Arizona, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the same technology.

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<v Speaker 2>Speaking of technology, we've heard these teams, including the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 2>having the big screen simulators where you could see that

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<v Speaker 2>night's pitcher or even Randy Johnson show up and throw

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<v Speaker 2>their pitch. Is that weird? Does it help? What's been

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<v Speaker 2>your experience with it?

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's good. It's obviously not like the real thing,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think it's as close as you can get

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<v Speaker 1>right now. But it's uh, they're they're unbelievable things. It's

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<v Speaker 1>it's just good to work on, you know, your timing

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<v Speaker 1>with whoever the picture is, or just pitch shapes and

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<v Speaker 1>stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you even considered facing like one of the pictures

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<v Speaker 2>you grew up watching.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if we have them on there because

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if we had all the the yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the track mandate or whatever, so but no, I have not.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe you should tap in to see if you could

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<v Speaker 2>face Kershaw.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well I had face Kershaw on some line that

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<v Speaker 1>bass before, so I'd rather face the real Kershaw than

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<v Speaker 1>than animated Kershaw.

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<v Speaker 2>And you also played behind Kershaw on this latest rehab

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<v Speaker 2>stint right, Yes, well, what should we expect? Can you

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<v Speaker 2>give us a scouting report on this version?

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<v Speaker 1>It looks good. Clayton Kershaw is Clayton Kershaw, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>is one of the best to ever do it, so

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's always fun playing behind him. He's a

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<v Speaker 1>smart pitcher, obviously, works efficiently, and those strikes.

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<v Speaker 2>James Outman, the Birthday Boy is our guest, all right

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<v Speaker 2>when you get out there in center field again. Obviously

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<v Speaker 2>You've had experience at the major league level, You've had

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of success. How much does visualizing that success

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<v Speaker 2>come into play for you?

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<v Speaker 1>Now A lot?

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<v Speaker 2>Was a deep question, now, man, very deep.

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<v Speaker 1>A lot. You know, you're always trying to visualize that day,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, visualize your at bats, visualized defense, stuff like that.

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<v Speaker 1>This outfield is one of my favorite outfields to play,

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<v Speaker 1>so I'm excited to get out there and track some

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<v Speaker 1>balls down.

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<v Speaker 2>All right. One of the new young guys got called

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<v Speaker 2>up today, Dalton Rushing. You obviously played with them at

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<v Speaker 2>Oklahoma City. What's made him special?

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<v Speaker 1>He's just a competitive player, works hard, tough player, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's really good.

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<v Speaker 2>He seems to understand like Austin Barnes did the Picture

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<v Speaker 2>Catcher relationship really well?

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, I honestly I can't speak too much

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<v Speaker 1>about that because I'm so far away. I'm probably defer

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<v Speaker 1>this guy away from all that. But but yeah, I know,

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<v Speaker 1>I can definitely tell you he works his butt off

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<v Speaker 1>and he wants to improve in every area of his game.

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<v Speaker 2>He's got a very creepy mustache.

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<v Speaker 1>I haven't noticed. Sometimes they'll grow it out from time

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<v Speaker 1>to time, but I think he rocks it.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, Altman, if it wasn't for me, There's a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of things you wouldn't know today. Number one your birthday.

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<v Speaker 2>Number two, that Dalton Rushing's here, and that he's got

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<v Speaker 2>a mustache. Where would you be? Do you know that

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<v Speaker 2>you're starting tonight in center field?

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<v Speaker 1>No, no, I knew Dalton was here. I just I didn't.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't get a glimpse of his mustache.

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<v Speaker 2>But if you know it was your birthday before you

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<v Speaker 2>saw me.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't know it was my birthday. I think you

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<v Speaker 1>were more fired up about it than I was, to

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<v Speaker 1>be honest.

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<v Speaker 2>But fired up for your birthday.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>You're a great guy. Everybody loves Tarzan. Thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 2>for the time. I got a birthday gift for you.

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<v Speaker 2>You know you what it is, right. I just don't

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<v Speaker 2>do interviews. I'm not a taker. I share you with

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<v Speaker 2>the people. And I also have a pair of Canan's

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<v Speaker 2>world best polarized sunglasses for you, Outman.

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<v Speaker 1>Awesome, appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 2>Hey, did you know Canan's lenses are clear, lighter and

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<v Speaker 2>stronger than other lenses, and are nearly impossible to scratch.

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<v Speaker 2>Visit canaan dot com for your pair. Autman's got one

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<v Speaker 2>for his birthday. Happy birthday. Let's get some birthday hits

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<v Speaker 2>on a birthday win today.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's do it.

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<v Speaker 2>Damn. There he is James Autman, my new pupil. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>his new life coach. We just discovered that today. Thanks

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<v Speaker 2>a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you,