WEBVTT - Kyle Tucker (4-3-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>It's the home opener in our nation's capital. We're joined

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<v Speaker 1>right now by Dodger right fielder Kyle Tucker, who was

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<v Speaker 1>electrified this morning by my presence in the clubhouse. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>a lot for the time, appreciated.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, you never got this in Houston or Chicago.

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<v Speaker 2>Tucker.

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<v Speaker 3>Ah, yeah, you're You're definitely one of the kind, that's

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<v Speaker 3>for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>All Right. So you got through your first home stand,

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<v Speaker 1>You're now embarking on your first road trip with the Dodgers.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you feel like you're starting to settle in a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit with the with the team.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, it's been fun start off. You know, it's good

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<v Speaker 3>record so far. Hopefully I can get some more hits

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<v Speaker 3>and contributes more more wins. But yeah, good starts this season.

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<v Speaker 3>We got a lot more games, so excited to get

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<v Speaker 3>the road trip start off here tonight or today and

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<v Speaker 3>hopefully we can start off sean and keep it going.

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<v Speaker 1>Look, I know, I know the hits have not been

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<v Speaker 1>where you want it to be, but you've made a

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<v Speaker 1>difference in games to help the team win with your defense.

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<v Speaker 1>How much does that help ease any sort of anxiousness

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<v Speaker 1>you may have about wanting to really get it going

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<v Speaker 1>with the bat.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm just trying to do my part and helping

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<v Speaker 2>us win.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm sure to keep trying to do that's the best

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<v Speaker 3>I can and do it on both sides of the ball.

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<v Speaker 3>So hopefully just trying to put together go at bats

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<v Speaker 3>and get some good pitches to hit and drove some

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<v Speaker 3>rerens in you.

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<v Speaker 1>You might not think this about me, but I do

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<v Speaker 1>have deep thoughts at times. So I was just wondering

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<v Speaker 1>with the spring training that all of you guys had

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<v Speaker 1>where they try to limit the at bats and manage

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<v Speaker 1>the load in spring, do you feel like that's had

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<v Speaker 1>any residual effect coming into the season.

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<v Speaker 2>Uh?

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<v Speaker 3>No, I mean we had everyone's a little different, but

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<v Speaker 3>I think we had a decent amount of time and

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<v Speaker 3>at bats and stuff's good.

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<v Speaker 2>Get ready.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know this is big lags and you face

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<v Speaker 3>some good pitching and good teams. So you just got

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<v Speaker 3>to go out there and keep doing your best and

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<v Speaker 3>keep grinding every single day.

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle Tucker is our guest in front of first pitch

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<v Speaker 1>between the Dodgers and Nationals, So your first road trip

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<v Speaker 1>with the team. You got to fly that fancy players

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<v Speaker 1>only playing there. So do you feel like these type

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<v Speaker 1>of times and road trips really bring a team together,

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<v Speaker 1>especially some of the new guys.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's sience.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean you can have a lot more time together

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<v Speaker 3>just because you're kind of a white furn families unless they,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, came on the road trip with you, but

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<v Speaker 3>you know the flight, it's definitely can have a lot

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<v Speaker 3>more time to get to know each other and or

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<v Speaker 3>just like play some cards or games or whatnot on

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<v Speaker 3>the on the trip, especially coming out here a couple

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<v Speaker 3>of hours, so got plenty of plenty of that end.

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<v Speaker 3>But it's good. I mean we can so go grab

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<v Speaker 3>lunches or dinners or whatnot over the road trip, so

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<v Speaker 3>it's it's kind of a good time to get to know

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<v Speaker 3>each other and buy a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 2>So it's been good.

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<v Speaker 1>You seem like a postmate sky, like you're just gonna

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<v Speaker 1>stay in your room and have the food delivered to

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<v Speaker 1>you or do you venture out? Do I have you wrong?

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<v Speaker 3>That's pretty accurate. I mean it depends. It was long fly.

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<v Speaker 3>We got at like seven am or something, so I

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<v Speaker 3>slept most of the day and then just woke up

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<v Speaker 3>and ordered some food, so kind of took my time

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<v Speaker 3>to hit some face times and whatnot yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>So Suet's Night brings.

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<v Speaker 1>What is Kyle Tucker like about Nationals Park? What don't

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<v Speaker 1>you like about Nationals Park?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. I think today will be pretty cool.

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<v Speaker 3>So, I mean, it's they're opening day today, so they

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<v Speaker 3>got opening ceremony and everything for them, So especially doing

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<v Speaker 3>it here in the nation'schapital is it is kind of

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<v Speaker 3>cool to see and you know, be a part of.

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<v Speaker 3>So hopefully we can ruin it for them today with

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<v Speaker 3>a win. So we'll see how that goes.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, I'm calling my shot right now. I stolen

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<v Speaker 1>base for Kyle Tucker today.

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<v Speaker 2>I'll take it. I mean, as I'm getting on bass.

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<v Speaker 1>So yeah, yeah, don't worry Tucker. It's certainly it's only

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<v Speaker 1>the first five games, six games. Don't worry Tucker. Let

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<v Speaker 1>the season breathe a little bit. I'm not jumping to

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<v Speaker 1>any emotional conclusions.

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<v Speaker 2>No, we got, we got. We got a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>games left to get there.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm all right, Well, thanks a lot for the time,

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<v Speaker 1>really appreciate it and look forward to doing this maybe

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<v Speaker 1>in August again.

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<v Speaker 2>Yep, sure sounds good. Oh hey, all.

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<v Speaker 1>Right, everybody heard that. Whenever I need all right, Tucker,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you, We'll see you in Toronto.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you, appreciate it.