Speaker 1: And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker. Well,
Speaker 1: I want to be Father's Day without Michael Milken and
Speaker 1: the Home Run Challenge thirty one years strong, bringing awareness
Speaker 1: and doing a lot of great scientific research to fund
Speaker 1: all that due to the Home Run Challenge. Great to
Speaker 1: have you back at Dodger Stadium.
Speaker 2: It's great to be here and we're very lucky. I
Speaker 2: have a conversation with Commissioner every year telling him how
Speaker 2: it's so important that Dodgers are at home on Father's Day.
Speaker 1: And remind us every Dodger home run how much goes
Speaker 1: to cancer research.
Speaker 2: Thirty thousand for every Dodger home run fifty thousand in
Speaker 2: addition for a Grand Slam.
Speaker 1: How much has this meant to you over the last
Speaker 1: thirty one years to be able to raise so much
Speaker 1: awareness for prostate cancer and also so many medical achievements
Speaker 1: to try to help you know, not only if you're
Speaker 1: manage it over the course of the last thirty one
Speaker 1: years with your wife by your side.
Speaker 2: Well, there are four million men today in America, but
Speaker 2: we didn't think we're going to make it a living
Speaker 2: normal Lives that have had prostay cancer due to the
Speaker 2: number one awareness program in America about getting checked. The
Speaker 2: Dodgers in Major League Baseball.
Speaker 1: I guess Shohyotani has really helped out on Father's Day.
Speaker 2: He has, well, see how he does today. He hasn't
Speaker 2: made all the thirty one Father's days, but he's you know,
Speaker 2: he's picking up his face. And I guess he had
Speaker 2: his second child this week, that's right.
Speaker 1: And all he did was home run. Hit a home
Speaker 1: run yesterday, So we're looking for another one today from
Speaker 1: him and the other Dodgers. Thirty one years ago, when
Speaker 1: you started the Prostay Cancer Foundation and started the home
Speaker 1: run challenge, did you ever expect it to make the
Speaker 1: difference that it's made.
Speaker 2: Well, we studied two things. No. One, men don't get checked.
Speaker 2: You had a simple blood test, like checking your cholesterol,
Speaker 2: but men don't go to the doctor. And so we
Speaker 2: thought the great American pastime, come out to the ballpark,
Speaker 2: remind your dad, grandfather, uncle, nextdoor, neighbor, brother to get
Speaker 2: that simple blood test. So the combination of Major League
Speaker 2: Baseball and the awareness, particularly by the Dodgers and other
Speaker 2: teams has made a difference. And I expected the growth,
Speaker 2: But then I had a lot of friends by baseball teams,
Speaker 2: including the Dodgers, which just helped propel it.
Speaker 1: Also, where can people get more information to do their part.
Speaker 1: The Dodgers are going to do their part today hitting
Speaker 1: home runs for Father's Day and the Prostay Cancer Foundation.
Speaker 1: But where can we all help?
Speaker 2: You can go to PCF dot or you can learn
Speaker 2: all about what we've learned fourteen different therapies. You can
Speaker 2: learn about what role nutrition plays and slowing the growth
Speaker 2: of prostate cancer. New developments here that have transformed it.
Speaker 2: And so today a man diagnosed with prostate cancer, even
Speaker 2: at advanced levels, has a ninety eight percent probability of
Speaker 2: living five years or longer in normal life.
Speaker 1: You know a lot of people like that. Thanks a
Speaker 1: lot for coming out to Dodger Stadium. Thanks a lot
Speaker 1: for thirty one years of bringing awareness to prostate cancer
Speaker 1: and trying to get checked and also finding a solution
Speaker 1: so men can move on with their lives and be
Speaker 1: great dads. So thank you.
Speaker 2: Well, that is the fame. Keep dad in the game.
Speaker 2: That's where we started, and that's why we're here today
Speaker 2: at Dodger Stadium, and we're looking for the day that
Speaker 2: you'll have your thirty one day here at Dodger Stadium.
Speaker 1: Thank you, Michael, thanks a lot for coming out and
Speaker 1: it's a great day for the home run. Showing your blue.
Speaker 1: Here we go, there we go. Father's Day Blue for
Speaker 1: the dads.