Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talking. Well,
Speaker 1: it's a big day at Dodger Stadium, and I'm joined
Speaker 1: right now by a guy that I knew when he
Speaker 1: was coming up and he had some weird desert disease.
Speaker 1: He was really skinny when he first came up in
Speaker 1: his first big league camp. And here he is, a
Speaker 1: three time MVP, eleven time All Star, healthy again and
Speaker 1: prime to get back to the All Star Game. That's
Speaker 1: the one and only Fly Eagles Fly Mike Trout, thanks
Speaker 1: a lot for the time.
Speaker 2: I appreciate it.
Speaker 3: Hey, I got something for you.
Speaker 1: I'm part of the Ramiley, and part of the Ramley's
Speaker 1: throwing out the ceremonial first pitch tonight, Trout.
Speaker 3: You know who that is?
Speaker 2: Uh, probably Miles Garrett.
Speaker 3: That's right, Miles Garrett's in the house.
Speaker 1: You're gonna get a first look at him, just the
Speaker 1: way Jalen Hurts is gonna get some close looks at
Speaker 1: him in the postseason.
Speaker 2: And we'll see what's the last uh, you know, four
Speaker 2: games against and what's the record.
Speaker 1: It's hard to say, Mike, Yeah, I know, you know,
Speaker 1: I know, you know, Hey, Mike, the All Star Game
Speaker 1: is in Philly. You were the twenty five fifteen All
Speaker 1: Star Game MVP. How much would it mean for you
Speaker 1: to be able to go back there and starting the
Speaker 1: All Star Game?
Speaker 2: Yeah, No, definitely mean a lot. You know, every time
Speaker 2: I get to go back to you know, Philly and
Speaker 2: Jersey area, you know, because I grew up there, I
Speaker 2: live close to there, So be cool to see the
Speaker 2: family and you know, be able to you know, hopefully
Speaker 2: you know, get voted in and playing it be an honor.
Speaker 3: First time in three years.
Speaker 1: You're healthy enough to put yourself in the conversation for
Speaker 1: the fans who love you, that want to see you
Speaker 1: in there again. How much is that a big part
Speaker 1: of this that you were able to get healthy and
Speaker 1: actually give yourself this opportunity.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, you know, all that stuff is great,
Speaker 2: just you know, the hard work in the off season,
Speaker 2: you know, coming up with a plan and sticking to it,
Speaker 2: and you know, it's been it's been great so far.
Speaker 2: You know, I think, you know, playing you know, I
Speaker 2: met this the other day to a lot of people,
Speaker 2: just you know playing you know, sixty seventy percent. It's tough,
Speaker 2: you know, to go out out there and and try
Speaker 2: to be the player you want to be, so to
Speaker 2: be able to go out there and yeah, it's not
Speaker 2: worried about any anything and just got their player game,
Speaker 2: have fun again. It's uh, it's been a big boost.
Speaker 1: Mike Trout's been so good to the fans. You'll see
Speaker 1: him at a baseball card shop in spring training. So
Speaker 1: this is a great way to pay it forward, to
Speaker 1: get Mike Trout back in the All Star Game where
Speaker 1: he belongs in his hometown of Philadelphia. And maybe, just
Speaker 1: maybe you might see your old buddy Mookie Betts if
Speaker 1: he gets it going here soon. I know you and
Speaker 1: Mookie created a friendship that he told me about when
Speaker 1: you played in the World Baseball Classic.
Speaker 3: How did that all evolve?
Speaker 2: You know, just uh obviously you know playing against Mookie,
Speaker 2: you know, all these years it's been it's been unbelievable.
Speaker 2: And yeah, you see how good he is on the field,
Speaker 2: but uh, being able to spend some time on them
Speaker 2: off field. He has a WBC and you know, building
Speaker 2: a relationship, you know, a friendship, it's uh, you know,
Speaker 2: to be able to keep in contact with each other.
Speaker 2: And you know he's grinding right now, but you know
Speaker 2: he's not you don't see him taking any days off.
Speaker 2: He's he's out there working harder. He knows, he's he
Speaker 2: knows what he's able of doing. You know, everybody goes
Speaker 2: through it. It's a it's a mental grind. Uh, he's
Speaker 2: gotta you know, stay positive, push forward, Mike.
Speaker 3: That's what he told me.
Speaker 1: He said, you guys exchange text to help each other
Speaker 1: when you are grinding.
Speaker 2: For sure. For sure, you know, I think we are.
Speaker 2: We all pull for each other, you know, we you know,
Speaker 2: baseball is a tough game. It'll drive you crazy sometimes,
Speaker 2: but uh, you know it's it's usually one little you
Speaker 2: know thought or one little you know tip, you know,
Speaker 2: gets you going again. So you know, you know, talking
Speaker 2: to him when when he was over with us, you
Speaker 2: know when we played you guys, you know a few
Speaker 2: weeks ago. Just being able to talk to him, see
Speaker 2: what he's going through and you know some of the
Speaker 2: some of the stuff he you know, he feels it's
Speaker 2: similar to what I was feeling. You know, I feel
Speaker 2: when I'm when I'm not right. So it's, uh, it's
Speaker 2: pretty you know cool to build, uh that friendship with
Speaker 2: each other. And you know, I love movie.
Speaker 1: Is it more Mookie, wanting to try to get in
Speaker 1: with you to get to your golf course out there
Speaker 1: in Jersey.
Speaker 2: You welcome at the golf course.
Speaker 1: Andy, Mike, before I let you go. Clayton Kershaw, it's
Speaker 1: weird him not being here. Spent his entire career with
Speaker 1: the Dodgers. How much does it mean to you to
Speaker 1: have the opportunity to spend your entire career with one
Speaker 1: team that doesn't happen a lot like Kershaw was able
Speaker 1: to have.
Speaker 2: Yeah, No, you know, build a great you know friendship
Speaker 2: with Clayton. You know, Kershaw, we had some battles over
Speaker 2: the years. You know, I talked to him before the
Speaker 2: I saw him in spring training. We were at a
Speaker 2: photo shoot and uh together, so I got to catch
Speaker 2: up with him little bit. I saw him, saw some
Speaker 2: video of him at the game, you know, a week ago,
Speaker 2: maybe two. So yeah, like I said, I'm just uh,
Speaker 2: the battles every time when I was up at the play.
Speaker 2: It's uh, it was a tough battle. So you know,
Speaker 2: I'm glad he's retired now.
Speaker 3: So that's the biggest thing.
Speaker 2: Competing competing now, he's uh, probably competing with his kids.
Speaker 1: So have you ever referred to your body as a
Speaker 1: carcass the way he did last year.
Speaker 2: No, no, I don't think I've ever said like that,
Speaker 2: but some days, you know, some days when you when
Speaker 2: you know where the knee wasn't right, it felt like
Speaker 2: it for sure, Mike.
Speaker 3: Great to see you at Dodger Stadium.
Speaker 1: You know how much the whole baseball community respects what
Speaker 1: you represent as a person, as a player, and you
Speaker 1: deserve to be back in the All Star Game this year.
Speaker 3: And I couldn't think of.
Speaker 1: A better city for you to be back, starting in
Speaker 1: center field in Philadelphia. So fans, the polls are open
Speaker 1: right now. Get Mike Trout back in the All Star
Speaker 1: Game and he'll put on a show in the city
Speaker 1: of brotherly Love.
Speaker 3: Thanks a lot for the time.
Speaker 2: I appreciate it. Thank you for having me.