WEBVTT - Teoscar Hernández (6-15-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>We're here with Andy pot has his big brother, biggest fan,

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<v Speaker 1>ta Oscar Hernandez Tayo. You saw the results first voting

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<v Speaker 1>and your guy, Andy Poe has leads all nationally go

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<v Speaker 1>outfielders and votes. How proud are you that fans are

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<v Speaker 1>recognizing his season?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, first, I'm not surprised because of the work

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<v Speaker 2>that he's been doing, especially that we have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of players now performing the work the way that we

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to be performed. Some of them, including myself, are

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<v Speaker 2>in the IL. But he's been doing great so far.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been leading the offense for us to be where

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<v Speaker 2>we are right now, and so he deserves to be there.

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<v Speaker 2>He deserves to be uh the number one center field

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<v Speaker 2>for the all start and hopefully we can see him

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<v Speaker 2>starting in Philadelphia.

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<v Speaker 1>He doesn't do a lot of talking. That's why I'm

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<v Speaker 1>coming to you. You're his campaign manager, right, you got

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<v Speaker 1>to get the votes.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm I'm gonna go into my social media and

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<v Speaker 2>then trying to put some special for him so the

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<v Speaker 2>people can see him and everything that he's been doing.

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<v Speaker 2>Fun for the team.

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<v Speaker 1>You both have put in so much work. But the

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<v Speaker 1>difference between you guys and others is this has lasted

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<v Speaker 1>not just weeks, but months. How has he been able

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<v Speaker 1>to keep it going for as long as he has?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he's more mature. He understands everything that has

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<v Speaker 2>to do with a season better. His handle the struggles

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<v Speaker 2>way better than last year or the year before that.

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<v Speaker 2>And he just realizing the slums are gonna come back,

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<v Speaker 2>games are gonna come so he just needs to stay

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<v Speaker 2>focused and the things that he needs to do, the

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<v Speaker 2>things that he knows how to do, and just believing

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<v Speaker 2>himself and go from.

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<v Speaker 1>The taoscar Hernandez is one of the greatest people you'll

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<v Speaker 1>ever meet. We know the story of pot has his family,

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<v Speaker 1>how they don't get to watch him play. You've been

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<v Speaker 1>such a great support system for him. Is how has

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<v Speaker 1>he handled all that to be able to just focus

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<v Speaker 1>on baseball.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, when you have a person, when you have

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<v Speaker 2>good people around you, I think it makes everything easier.

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<v Speaker 2>He has a wonderful wife. I think that's one of

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<v Speaker 2>the reasons he's been good dealing with those stuff, family stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>I know it's hard to be away from from family,

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<v Speaker 2>but at the same time, he's looking for for for

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<v Speaker 2>one of the biggest rings in his life, that he's

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<v Speaker 2>become a superstar player. Uh, and he knows that. He

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<v Speaker 2>knows that if he keeps going the way he's going

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<v Speaker 2>right now, his family someday are gonna be good and

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<v Speaker 2>they're gonna be together.

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<v Speaker 1>So he plays it off that the All Star Game

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't matter to him, But do you think it means

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to him to make the team? Yeah?

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<v Speaker 2>I mean every player is, you know, one of the

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<v Speaker 2>dreams for for all the rookie guys is one day

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<v Speaker 2>to be in the All Star He wants to be there.

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<v Speaker 2>He just not really he don't likes to talk about it,

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<v Speaker 2>but yeah, he he well, one of the things that

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<v Speaker 2>he wants to to achieve is to be an All

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<v Speaker 2>Star and be his stars in the field. But he's

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<v Speaker 2>he's just more focused in the season than anything else.

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<v Speaker 1>One last question about Tao. So you're out with a

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<v Speaker 1>left hamstring, but you're moving around pretty good. Tayo, you

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<v Speaker 1>got a pretty good sweat going on. I saw you

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<v Speaker 1>moving pretty well out there. How you feeling feel really

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<v Speaker 1>good right now?

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<v Speaker 2>I've been running a lot lately, but thank god it

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<v Speaker 2>The hamstring is is good, nothing to worry about it.

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<v Speaker 2>Hopefully I can be back in a couple of weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>You think I could beat you in a race right now, I.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't think so. I feel really good right now. So

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<v Speaker 2>but yeah, if you feel the hamstring and everything that

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<v Speaker 2>is going on is responding really good. So hopefully for

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<v Speaker 2>this week. This week is a big one for me

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<v Speaker 2>to start all like the baseball tivty, the way you

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<v Speaker 2>should do it in the game. So this is the

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<v Speaker 2>week that we pushed to the max and see how

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<v Speaker 2>it goes. If you need me, I'm available, Okay, I will.

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<v Speaker 2>I will let you know. Thanks Tale, thank you, thank

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<v Speaker 2>you all, sir,