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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Kiirmar will be making his Dodger debut tonight, starting

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<v Speaker 1>in center field. Kevin, Welcome to the Dodgers, and thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, thanks for having me. I'm ready to go.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sure it's been a while, last forty eight hours.

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<v Speaker 1>How have you handled all this?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, this is the first time I've ever been traded

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<v Speaker 3>the middle of the season, with a ton of stuff

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<v Speaker 3>all over the map right now, But it's a great opportunity,

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<v Speaker 3>So I don't really care about the other stuff. I

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<v Speaker 3>care about winning here and doing whatever I can to

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<v Speaker 3>help these guys win. And I can't wait to show

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<v Speaker 3>them when I'm about and you know, hopefully get off

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<v Speaker 3>to a good start, but then see what kind of

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<v Speaker 3>player I can be when I'm going good.

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<v Speaker 2>And I'm gonna do everything in my power to try

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<v Speaker 2>to do just that.

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin, When do you look around this clubhouse? A few

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<v Speaker 1>of them just walk by. What's it like to be

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<v Speaker 1>part of this team now?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean, it's it's amazing.

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<v Speaker 3>I never they were interested me last couple of years

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<v Speaker 3>in free agency. But me, you know, wearing the Dodger

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<v Speaker 3>stuff across my chest on the hats.

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<v Speaker 2>It's amazing. It's really cool. I feel honored.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm privileged to be here in this great situation, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, it's a it's a star studded roster and

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of guys can play, and the resumes speak

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<v Speaker 3>for themselves, and I'm just happy to be a part

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<v Speaker 3>of it.

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin, I read last week that you're planning on retiring

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<v Speaker 1>at the end of this season. Can anything change your mind?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. We'll see. I uh, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, playing on turf all these years is really taking

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<v Speaker 3>a toll on my body, and I know the product

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<v Speaker 3>I put on the field is a little different than

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<v Speaker 3>seasons past. But you know, this opportunity right here. I've

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<v Speaker 3>even moving around in the outfield already. I feel like

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<v Speaker 3>I already have like an extra gear and adrenaline, and

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<v Speaker 3>you know, good situations like this will will pump life

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<v Speaker 3>into you, and I feel like that's what I have

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<v Speaker 3>so far, and I can't wait to take the field

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<v Speaker 3>these guys and just try to win as many games

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<v Speaker 3>as we can.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Carl Crawford came to the Dodgers after playing

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of years like you did at Tropicana Field.

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<v Speaker 1>You just gave me flashbacks to how he said this

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<v Speaker 1>could maybe give you a little bit more life to

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<v Speaker 1>your career.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and I've never uh, I've never been on grass

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<v Speaker 3>more than two weeks at a time. I mean, spring

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<v Speaker 3>training is the most ever get but throughout the season

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<v Speaker 3>being with the Blue Jays and the Rays my career,

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<v Speaker 3>I always look forward to road trips just to be

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<v Speaker 3>on grass. So now for me to have my home

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<v Speaker 3>field on grass and be on a lot more, I

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<v Speaker 3>think it's gonna pay huge dividends for my body. And

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<v Speaker 3>when I'm fresh and I'm moving good, I can be

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<v Speaker 3>a very efficient player, and you know I can do

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<v Speaker 3>some damage.

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<v Speaker 2>So I'm gonna do everything in my power to do

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<v Speaker 2>just that.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, before I let you go, Oakland's a big outfield.

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<v Speaker 1>You're one of those guys that could cover a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of ground. What do you know about this outfield and

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<v Speaker 1>how different is it from others?

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, this is my favorite surface in the big leagues.

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<v Speaker 3>I love the grass here. Everything it's it's amazing. I've

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<v Speaker 3>always loved it, but especially years as of late. But

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<v Speaker 3>usually you know, the only time I ever have trouble

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<v Speaker 3>is it's a high sky here with the sun, So

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure Sunday will probably be a little test, but

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<v Speaker 3>you know, nothing I can't handle.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, go feel that grass. You're gonna have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of it with the Dodgers and at Dodgers Stadium. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>a lot for the time, and we're all very excited

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<v Speaker 1>to have Kevin Kiermeyer finally patrolling center field for the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, thanks for having me. Let's go