WEBVTT - Michael Milken (6-21-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>I want to be Father's Day without Michael Milken and

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<v Speaker 1>the Home Run Challenge thirty one years strong, bringing awareness

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<v Speaker 1>and doing a lot of great scientific research to fund

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<v Speaker 1>all that due to the Home Run Challenge. Great to

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<v Speaker 1>have you back at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 2>It's great to be here and we're very lucky. I

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<v Speaker 2>have a conversation with Commissioner every year telling him how

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<v Speaker 2>it's so important that Dodgers are at home on Father's Day.

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<v Speaker 1>And remind us every Dodger home run how much goes

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<v Speaker 1>to cancer research.

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<v Speaker 2>Thirty thousand for every Dodger home run fifty thousand in

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<v Speaker 2>addition for a Grand Slam.

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<v Speaker 1>How much has this meant to you over the last

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one years to be able to raise so much

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<v Speaker 1>awareness for prostate cancer and also so many medical achievements

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<v Speaker 1>to try to help you know, not only if you're

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<v Speaker 1>manage it over the course of the last thirty one

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<v Speaker 1>years with your wife by your side.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, there are four million men today in America, but

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't think we're going to make it a living

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<v Speaker 2>normal Lives that have had prostay cancer due to the

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<v Speaker 2>number one awareness program in America about getting checked. The

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<v Speaker 2>Dodgers in Major League Baseball.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess Shohyotani has really helped out on Father's Day.

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<v Speaker 2>He has, well, see how he does today. He hasn't

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<v Speaker 2>made all the thirty one Father's days, but he's you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he's picking up his face. And I guess he had

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<v Speaker 2>his second child this week, that's right.

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<v Speaker 1>And all he did was home run. Hit a home

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<v Speaker 1>run yesterday, So we're looking for another one today from

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<v Speaker 1>him and the other Dodgers. Thirty one years ago, when

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<v Speaker 1>you started the Prostay Cancer Foundation and started the home

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<v Speaker 1>run challenge, did you ever expect it to make the

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<v Speaker 1>difference that it's made.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, we studied two things. No. One, men don't get checked.

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<v Speaker 2>You had a simple blood test, like checking your cholesterol,

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<v Speaker 2>but men don't go to the doctor. And so we

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<v Speaker 2>thought the great American pastime, come out to the ballpark,

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<v Speaker 2>remind your dad, grandfather, uncle, nextdoor, neighbor, brother to get

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<v Speaker 2>that simple blood test. So the combination of Major League

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<v Speaker 2>Baseball and the awareness, particularly by the Dodgers and other

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<v Speaker 2>teams has made a difference. And I expected the growth,

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<v Speaker 2>But then I had a lot of friends by baseball teams,

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<v Speaker 2>including the Dodgers, which just helped propel it.

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<v Speaker 1>Also, where can people get more information to do their part.

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<v Speaker 1>The Dodgers are going to do their part today hitting

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<v Speaker 1>home runs for Father's Day and the Prostay Cancer Foundation.

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<v Speaker 1>But where can we all help?

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<v Speaker 2>You can go to PCF dot or you can learn

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<v Speaker 2>all about what we've learned fourteen different therapies. You can

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<v Speaker 2>learn about what role nutrition plays and slowing the growth

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<v Speaker 2>of prostate cancer. New developments here that have transformed it.

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<v Speaker 2>And so today a man diagnosed with prostate cancer, even

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<v Speaker 2>at advanced levels, has a ninety eight percent probability of

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<v Speaker 2>living five years or longer in normal life.

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<v Speaker 1>You know a lot of people like that. Thanks a

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<v Speaker 1>lot for coming out to Dodger Stadium. Thanks a lot

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<v Speaker 1>for thirty one years of bringing awareness to prostate cancer

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<v Speaker 1>and trying to get checked and also finding a solution

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<v Speaker 1>so men can move on with their lives and be

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<v Speaker 1>great dads. So thank you.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that is the fame. Keep dad in the game.

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<v Speaker 2>That's where we started, and that's why we're here today

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<v Speaker 2>at Dodger Stadium, and we're looking for the day that

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<v Speaker 2>you'll have your thirty one day here at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Michael, thanks a lot for coming out and

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<v Speaker 1>it's a great day for the home run. Showing your blue.

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<v Speaker 1>Here we go, there we go. Father's Day Blue for

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<v Speaker 1>the dads.