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Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.

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Speaker 1: We're joined right now by a man that certainly has

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Speaker 1: had a long road back to be part of camp

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Speaker 1: this year. That's a proud USC Trojan, Kyle Hurt. Kyle,

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Speaker 1: thanks a lot for the time. Appreciate it.

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Speaker 2: Thank you.

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Speaker 3: That was a very warm welcome.

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Speaker 2: I appreciate it.

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Speaker 1: I know. I mean, a proud Trojan who claims to

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Speaker 1: be friends with Sam Darnold has really taken a victory

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Speaker 1: lap out here.

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Speaker 3: I have never claimed to be friends with Sam Darnold.

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Speaker 3: We cross paths in college.

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Speaker 1: Record has been set straight. What's this camp been like

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Speaker 1: for you? Being healthy after your surgery and just being

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Speaker 1: part of the mix for what the Dodgers may need

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Speaker 1: this season.

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Speaker 3: It's been a lot of fun, you know, getting back

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Speaker 3: into their routine of not being in rehab and just

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Speaker 3: being a normal baseball player again has been very rewarding

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Speaker 3: for me, honestly, because you know, last year during camp

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Speaker 3: I just saw everyone kind of just being being healthy

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Speaker 3: and normal and like doing pfps and making throws, doing PFPS,

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Speaker 3: just playing in the games.

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Speaker 2: And all that.

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Speaker 3: So it's it's really rewarding and being able to do

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Speaker 3: that stuff again.

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Speaker 1: Being on the backfields, pitching in games and spring How

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Speaker 1: has your arm felt, Has it felt like your back

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Speaker 1: or you feel like you're in a better spot than

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Speaker 1: before you got hurt.

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Speaker 3: Everything feels back to where it was before I got hurt.

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Speaker 3: You know, I've been bouncing back great from some of

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Speaker 3: my outings, and I'm just excited to keep going.

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Speaker 1: When you look at just this team in totality and

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Speaker 1: you see the way the Dodgers have maneuvered a regular season,

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Speaker 1: does it feel like you're going to be part of

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Speaker 1: this at some point in time?

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Speaker 3: I hope to be.

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Speaker 2: You know, guys have the roles, and I'm just ready

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Speaker 2: and excited for whatever role is thrown at me and

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Speaker 2: then just do whatever I'm asked to do.

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Speaker 1: What's the biggest thing for you? As far as the

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Speaker 1: mindset being a starter and then transitioning to a reliever.

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Speaker 3: At first, I was freaking out about it because it's

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Speaker 3: two very different routines. But now I've I've kind of

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Speaker 3: relaxed into that reliever role. It's very low key and

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Speaker 3: you kind of just go with the flow into your

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Speaker 3: name's called, and when your name's called, you just lock

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Speaker 3: in so it's not a whole lot different, and you're

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Speaker 3: doing the same thing out on the mound, just not

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Speaker 3: trying to go five, six, seven innings or just trying

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Speaker 3: to get three outstoor strike one, get the first hitter out,

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Speaker 3: you know, not overthink it, not try to be too

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Speaker 3: perfect with things. Just throw strike one.

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Speaker 1: You know, did you find anything pitching wise during your rehab, No, just.

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Speaker 3: Just relearned how to throw and do all that fun stuff.

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Speaker 3: But every I feel like everything's back to where it

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Speaker 3: was pre surgery, So I'm excited.

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Speaker 1: Kyle hurt Is our guests before first pitch. So the

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Speaker 1: Dodger relievers are on the other side of the clubhouse.

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Speaker 1: You're kind of mixed in with established starters. How did

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Speaker 1: they line up this locker situation?

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Speaker 3: I have no idea. I've never been over here before.

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Speaker 3: But it's cool to be next to these guys because

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Speaker 3: I came up with Gavin Bobby knacademic, so it's nice

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Speaker 3: to be close to them.

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Speaker 1: Gavin stone Is also he spent a lot of time

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Speaker 1: with you out here and rehab. What's it like for

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Speaker 1: both of you to kind of see the light at

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Speaker 1: the end of the tunnel.

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Speaker 3: Now it's honestly great. You know, rehab is such a

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Speaker 3: long process, and I was talking to Gavin Ann River

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Speaker 3: about their first game and like feeling that adrenaline they

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Speaker 3: haven't felt in over a year, and it's just something

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Speaker 3: you can't you can't practice at a live VP, and

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Speaker 3: just you kind of remember how sore you get and

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Speaker 3: all that and just the routine you.

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Speaker 2: Got to get back into.

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Speaker 3: But it was really cool seeing both those guys go

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Speaker 3: back out there.

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Speaker 1: All Right, Kyle, you're an easy guy to root for.

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Speaker 1: Fight on and we'll see you soon.

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Speaker 2: Thank you.

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Speaker 3: Fight On.