WEBVTT - Mookie Betts (5-16-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>All right, we're joined right now by a four time,

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<v Speaker 1>four time World Series champion, six time gold glover and MVP.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you see that smile right there, whether he's

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<v Speaker 1>zero for five or five for five, mothers across America

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<v Speaker 1>love Mookie Bets. Thanks a lot for the time, appreciate.

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<v Speaker 2>It, of course, thanks for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>Bro Hey, I saw a great scene that people would

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<v Speaker 1>pay a million dollars to see and listen to two

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<v Speaker 1>of the giants of this game, Mike Trout and Mookie

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<v Speaker 1>Bets having a conversation behind the cage earlier today. How

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<v Speaker 1>much respect do you have for Trout? How much mutual

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<v Speaker 1>respect is there between you two?

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<v Speaker 3>I think a lot, you know, I think obviously we've

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<v Speaker 3>been playing against each other for a long time and

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<v Speaker 3>we just became boys, you know, just from playing against

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<v Speaker 3>each other, and you know, we kind of both went

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<v Speaker 3>through through our struggles and whatnot, and we we text

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<v Speaker 3>and we talk. We try and help each other through it,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, just sharing knowledge and whatnot. So, uh, like

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<v Speaker 3>I said, we've become friends. And you know, every time

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<v Speaker 3>I see him, I always get to talk to him

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<v Speaker 3>and whatnot. So yeah, it was just just good friends

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<v Speaker 3>catching up.

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<v Speaker 1>That's next level friendship if you're texting going through a

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<v Speaker 1>baseball season.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean, for sure, you know, but I think

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<v Speaker 3>that's just uh, I think playing the WBC and obviously

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<v Speaker 3>playing the years been playing in the WBC, really getting

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<v Speaker 3>to take the field together, I think we got a

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<v Speaker 3>lot closer and you know, we.

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<v Speaker 2>Just, uh, we've just been boys.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that the best thing about the World Baseball Classic

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<v Speaker 1>being teammates among some of your peers that are on

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<v Speaker 1>the same level.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I mean I would say so.

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<v Speaker 3>And really just getting to uh to take the field

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<v Speaker 3>with different guys, you know, I know kind of how

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<v Speaker 3>it works in this clubhouse. Have been taking the field

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<v Speaker 3>with these guys for a long time, but you never

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<v Speaker 3>really get to see, uh the inner workings of you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Mike Trout or Aaron Judges or whoever else, right, And

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<v Speaker 3>so I'm really getting to take the field and see

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<v Speaker 3>their mindset see there every day.

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<v Speaker 2>Is uh something that you know you'll never forget?

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<v Speaker 1>Is there something you found out about Mike Trout being

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<v Speaker 1>teammates on the WBC team us say that you didn't

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<v Speaker 1>know about him before.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean just that. I mean it sounds weird. It's

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<v Speaker 2>just he's a normal dude.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he's a normal dude with the superpower that

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<v Speaker 3>he uses his full advantage.

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<v Speaker 2>And uh, I mean other than that, you know, he's

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<v Speaker 2>super cool.

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<v Speaker 3>Down to earth.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he'll talk to you about anything. Uh.

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<v Speaker 3>And and really just his appreciation for the game, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>his appreciation for being able to.

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<v Speaker 2>Take the field and play the game that he loves.

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<v Speaker 2>It really really got the show.

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<v Speaker 1>In the NBA. You always hear guys talk about Rings

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<v Speaker 1>to other guys that don't have as many. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>people still get on Berkley to this day for not

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<v Speaker 1>having any. So you've got four. Do you ever use

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<v Speaker 1>that to your advantage when you're in conversations with guys

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<v Speaker 1>in the WBC?

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<v Speaker 2>Nah?

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<v Speaker 3>No, I mean, uh, he's accomplished a lot more than

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<v Speaker 3>I have, so I can't really say a whole lot.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, Rings is definitely a team awards, so

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<v Speaker 3>it kind of takes takes everyone. But for him, he's

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<v Speaker 3>got so many individual awards, it's not much you can

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<v Speaker 3>really say, you know, to him and really everyone else

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<v Speaker 3>who really takes part in the WBC.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Trout, it's got four hundred home runs, but Mookie

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<v Speaker 1>BET's got four rings. I would say that Trump's everything,

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, I think that's one thing that people

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<v Speaker 1>forget about you.

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<v Speaker 2>Mookie.

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<v Speaker 1>You got to the Dodgers in twenty twenty, and since then,

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<v Speaker 1>the dodgress have won three World Series Championships. How much

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<v Speaker 1>pride do you take in that because I know that

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<v Speaker 1>was the goal.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, take a lot of pride.

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<v Speaker 3>Take a lot of pride in that because that's the

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<v Speaker 3>that's the reason why we play. Obviously, I would love

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<v Speaker 3>to be doing a lot better individually, but you know

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<v Speaker 3>that's It's not from lack of effort, for sure. But

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<v Speaker 3>I know, I know when it comes down to winning

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<v Speaker 3>and playing team ball, I'm always there. I'm always ready

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<v Speaker 3>to go for that, and I do everything I can

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<v Speaker 3>to help the boys win, whether it's you know, just

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<v Speaker 3>talking to someone or you know, stuff in the in

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<v Speaker 3>the clubhouse and you know, on the field, whatever whatever

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<v Speaker 3>it kind of takes.

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<v Speaker 2>And so I take pride in trying to help.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, yesterday I saw during stretch you and ta Oscar

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<v Speaker 1>Hernandez giving Dalton Rushing some big brother love. Do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel like he needs that? And why did you do

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<v Speaker 1>you feel like you can take him under your wings

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<v Speaker 1>and show him, you know, just how to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to keep emotions in check.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I definitely think I think everyone needs it. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>I needed it, you know, especially being a young a

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<v Speaker 3>young guy in the big leagues.

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<v Speaker 2>And I mean everybody needs.

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<v Speaker 3>Some type of leadership because you just don't know, you

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<v Speaker 3>don't know what you don't know. And obviously we're learning

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<v Speaker 3>a lot of things ourselves as.

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<v Speaker 2>We continue to to go. But there's a lot of.

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<v Speaker 3>A lot of knowledge that we have, and you know,

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<v Speaker 3>Russia is the next wave, and so now it's our

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<v Speaker 3>time to kind of pass pass our knowledge and pass

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<v Speaker 3>how we have become successful.

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<v Speaker 2>And he's he's been there to listen.

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<v Speaker 3>Obviously it's gonna take a little work and whatnot, but uh,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, it's nothing that we all can't handle.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember and still we see it whenever you're in

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<v Speaker 1>the World Series and big poppies on the desk. He

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<v Speaker 1>was your big brother coming up. What's the one piece

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<v Speaker 1>of advice that he gave you that you pay forward, you.

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<v Speaker 3>Know, really really just to trust myself, believing yourself and

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<v Speaker 3>good good self, good good positive self talk. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>he never he never talked talked to himself negatively. And

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<v Speaker 3>you know, things haven't been going too great for me

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<v Speaker 3>here recently, so I have to figure out how to

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<v Speaker 3>give myself talk better. But that that's one thing that

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<v Speaker 3>he always preaches, like, you know, trusting yourself, believing yourself

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<v Speaker 3>and be good to yourself and uh things, whether they

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<v Speaker 3>go good or bad, you have to do those.

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<v Speaker 2>Things, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, I'm, like I said, I'm not perfect.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm gonna work in progress with it. But that's just

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<v Speaker 3>what I'm try and try and teach the young guys.

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<v Speaker 2>That's beautiful.

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<v Speaker 1>And I feel like your season just started three games ago,

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<v Speaker 1>so this is a restart to your year reboot.

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<v Speaker 3>I feel like, yeah, I feel like, you know, being

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<v Speaker 3>off that for that time. You know, need a little

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<v Speaker 3>little bit to get going. So hopefully I can get

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<v Speaker 3>it going here soon. You know, I just have to

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<v Speaker 3>keep playing and find some type of rhythm.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, we believe in you, MOOKI. Your work speaks for itself.

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<v Speaker 1>People doubted you. You conn't play shortstop. You turned the

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<v Speaker 1>World Series ending double play, You're on your way to

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<v Speaker 1>a gold glove, you were on your way to another MVP.

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<v Speaker 1>So I'm still holding out hope. David Price says, you

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<v Speaker 1>have one more three homer game in you, and I'm

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<v Speaker 1>still I'm not retiring until you get it, Mooky, all right.

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<v Speaker 2>I won't either. Make sure we give me one more.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for stopping and great to see you

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<v Speaker 1>and always great to see you smile. And don't forget

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<v Speaker 1>your Mooky freaking bets.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks bet,