WEBVTT - Teoscar Hernández (4-10-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers are back home, and it's great to be

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<v Speaker 1>with my guy, Taoscar Hernandez, who had a very good

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<v Speaker 1>road trip. The smile was bright and he got to

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<v Speaker 1>reunite with some of his Blue Jays friends and let

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<v Speaker 1>him know who the hefe is and that's ta Oscar Hernandez.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you man, Thank you for having me.

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<v Speaker 1>How was it to be back in Toronto? I saw

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<v Speaker 1>you and Vladdie Junior. I mean, you guys spent a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of time over the years and during this offseason.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's always, you know, good to be back there.

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<v Speaker 2>The Citi Defense, the team. It's really good memories in

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<v Speaker 2>my career, real people that I met over there over

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<v Speaker 2>the years, and people that took care of me and

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<v Speaker 2>my family when I start getting my kids and all

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<v Speaker 2>of the things outside of the of the few, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>it's anything about love or the city in Toronto, the

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<v Speaker 2>fans and the organization.

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<v Speaker 1>I was keeping track of you this offseason on your Instagram.

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<v Speaker 1>I saw you in Vlattie working out a lot together

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<v Speaker 1>in Florida. How much did you push each other to

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<v Speaker 1>get ready for this season.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean it's something that we've been doing for a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of years now, since he got to the big leagues.

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<v Speaker 2>When he moved to Tampa for the first time, we

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<v Speaker 2>started to train together in that time we played together

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<v Speaker 2>in Toronto. You know, we do that so we can

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time we work, we have fun. Like

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<v Speaker 2>you say, we push each other to the max or

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<v Speaker 2>even more of that, and you know it just like

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<v Speaker 2>day by day trying to help each other and just

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<v Speaker 2>trying to get better together.

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<v Speaker 1>Was it awkward for you this year after beating the

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<v Speaker 1>Blue Jayson the World Series? When did you bring up

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<v Speaker 1>the World Series? Did you give it a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>days or right away you said, hey, we got you.

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<v Speaker 2>And then it was as soon as we land in Toronto,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, the memories start coming back. When I get

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<v Speaker 2>to the hotel, it feels like I was there two

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<v Speaker 2>weeks before. But you know it was it was a

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<v Speaker 2>great series. It was a great World Series. Good memories.

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<v Speaker 1>How about when you were in Florida with Laddie working out,

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<v Speaker 1>did you bring it up?

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah? We we We had our moments. Uh, we have fun.

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<v Speaker 2>I yoke around a little bit with Bladdy and his family,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, back and forward, but not think nothing serious.

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<v Speaker 2>We know it's it's it's a business, it's what we

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<v Speaker 2>do and at the end of the day, somebody has

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<v Speaker 2>to lose and somebody has to win. So but no

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<v Speaker 2>doubt he's going to have more chance in the future.

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<v Speaker 2>He's a great player. I think he's one of the

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<v Speaker 2>superstar of the lee. And you know, the organization is

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<v Speaker 2>really good, so it's not going to be a surprise

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<v Speaker 2>for anybody if they come back this year too.

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<v Speaker 1>Ti Oscar Hernandez is our guest in front of first

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<v Speaker 1>pitch between the Dodgers and Rangers. Ti Oscar, I noticed

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<v Speaker 1>your elbow guard was different than it was last year.

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<v Speaker 1>What is this new elbow guard and who are you honoring?

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<v Speaker 2>I did it for my kid, my older kid. He's

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<v Speaker 2>in the under respect the spectrum for the autism. This year,

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<v Speaker 2>I tried to do something different, something for him. Uh

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<v Speaker 2>and for the rest of the people around the world

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<v Speaker 2>that are dealing with that. You know, a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>things life. I think it gets a little hard sometimes,

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<v Speaker 2>but I think the much that we talk about, the

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<v Speaker 2>easier it will be for those families and parents with

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<v Speaker 2>kids under the spectrum and it was something that I

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<v Speaker 2>did for my boy and for the rest of the persons, kids,

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<v Speaker 2>adults that are dealing with that too.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it makes people feel that they're not alone.

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<v Speaker 1>The parents are not alone, and the kids are not alone.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, you know, you're just trying to give a little

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<v Speaker 2>bit of support from here to anywhere. The people see it,

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<v Speaker 2>and hopefully they can notice and know that I'm doing

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<v Speaker 2>that for my son and for the rest of the people.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you have a guy in this clubhouse, r

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<v Speaker 1>J Pete. That's a shining example of what you can

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<v Speaker 1>do with your life, even being on the spectrum.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's you know. Rja is awesome. Everybody love him.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm really glad that he's around us, around me, and

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<v Speaker 2>so I can learn more about about it and I

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<v Speaker 2>can help my kid to deal with it in life

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<v Speaker 2>and help other people.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's a reason why God chose the Hernandez family

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<v Speaker 1>in tioscar Hernandez, you're a special person and it's great

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<v Speaker 1>that you're shining a light on autism awareness. So thank

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<v Speaker 1>you for the time, and you know we all love

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<v Speaker 1>you and your family.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you appreciate it well. Sir