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<v Speaker 1>Number eleven won't say. As they say in Japanese, the

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<v Speaker 1>great Roki Sazaki is joining us live on Dodgers Radio

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<v Speaker 1>and five seventy l A Sports. Roki, Welcome to Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you oh muchos gracias.

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<v Speaker 2>Roki.

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<v Speaker 1>Will Ireton is by his side as well. Roki, You

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<v Speaker 1>and I were at the same place yesterday as well

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<v Speaker 1>the Laker game. Lebron really put on a show for

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<v Speaker 1>you last night.

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<v Speaker 3>James.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought he was just going to pass by and

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<v Speaker 2>not recognize or acknowledge, but I was so happy that

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<v Speaker 2>he was able to say Hi, Roki.

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<v Speaker 1>Uh. They showed you on the big board, the video

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<v Speaker 1>board last night at Crypto dot com. The fans are

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<v Speaker 1>very aware of the dog signing you and what you

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<v Speaker 1>mean to this franchise. What was it like to be

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<v Speaker 1>shown and to get the cheers that you got without

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<v Speaker 1>even having put on this jersey yet.

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<v Speaker 3>Uniform.

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<v Speaker 4>They we just got to this.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm very pleased that the fans recognized me, and you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm really looking forward to working hard so that they'll

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<v Speaker 2>recognize me more genuine more.

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<v Speaker 1>So, Rookie. We've heard so much about this dinner with

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<v Speaker 1>shoh and Yoshi Amamoto, What was that dinner like for you?

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously you've known them for for a long time. What

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<v Speaker 1>was the dinner like? And did they pay?

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<v Speaker 3>Sure side they must get more Madnau.

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<v Speaker 5>Recog the great there must see.

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<v Speaker 1>Did they pay?

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<v Speaker 2>The answer to that is, I haven't paid, so I'm

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<v Speaker 2>pretty sure they picked up the tab.

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<v Speaker 3>And also about the.

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<v Speaker 5>Almost looks this hi.

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<v Speaker 4>Something like tim you to go up nor cool.

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<v Speaker 2>I had a great time, and you know, the the

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<v Speaker 2>atmosphere is more about you know, as former teammates just

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<v Speaker 2>having a really good time rather than them pitching about

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<v Speaker 2>the you know about the organization.

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<v Speaker 1>Rookie Sazaki is our guest here on Dodgers Radio M

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<v Speaker 1>five seventy l a sports wearing his Dodger white home

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<v Speaker 1>jersey with number eleven on it. Obviously you achieved great

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<v Speaker 1>things in Japan. You're a very competitive person. How much

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<v Speaker 1>did this environment really play to your decision to want

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<v Speaker 1>to be here believing that the competitiveness of this environment

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<v Speaker 1>can make you better?

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<v Speaker 4>So do you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know what.

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<v Speaker 5>They said?

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<v Speaker 2>I think being in this competit of competitive environment is

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<v Speaker 2>gonna just create more joy when I'm able to achieve

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<v Speaker 2>the goals that I want in this kind of atmosphere

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<v Speaker 2>not necessarily a factor in choosing whether I wanted to

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<v Speaker 2>join this team or not.

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<v Speaker 1>Rokie, We're excited to have you here. We've heard so

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<v Speaker 1>much about you, and I feel like I could post

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<v Speaker 1>you up, you know, in in the if we ever

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<v Speaker 1>play a horse or something in basketball. I don't. I

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<v Speaker 1>can't compete with you in pitching, but maybe, uh basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>you and me can can play some horse in spring training.

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<v Speaker 2>Bus Jos. I'm pretty confident with my basketball skills, all right,

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<v Speaker 2>all right? Can we get a?

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<v Speaker 3>I love I can't make shots, but I'm confident.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, all right, me too. I can't. I can't

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<v Speaker 1>make shots. I could just talk a lot. Can we

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<v Speaker 1>get a?

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<v Speaker 2>I love l A, Rokie, I love l A.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh yeah, Rokie Sazaki. Welcome to Los Angeles. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much. Happy to have you here.

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<v Speaker 2>Will.

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<v Speaker 1>We're happy you stayed.

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you. You look great.

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<v Speaker 1>There it goes, Rokie Sazaki and Will Ireton in a

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<v Speaker 1>three piece suit guys live at Dodger Stadium after a

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<v Speaker 1>celebratory press conference.

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<v Speaker 3>That's a beautiful, well done, dare