WEBVTT - Kyle Hurt (4-19-26) 

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

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<v Speaker 1>It's the Dodgers and Rockies getting said for first pitch,

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<v Speaker 1>the Dodgers getting ready for Game three of this four

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<v Speaker 1>game series at Corsefield. And we haven't had a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to catch up with a proud USC trojan who just

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<v Speaker 1>got called.

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<v Speaker 2>Up last week.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's the one and only fight on Kyle Hurt. Kyle,

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

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, thank you for having me.

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<v Speaker 2>We're gonna play it this straight today, Kyle.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, I don't want any shenanigans from you, got it.

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<v Speaker 2>What's it been like?

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<v Speaker 1>Obviously, you put in a lot of work over the

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<v Speaker 1>last year and a half to get back and you

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<v Speaker 1>finally got the opportunity. What's it been like to settle

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<v Speaker 1>in with the team.

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<v Speaker 3>It's been a lot of fun, you know, being down

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<v Speaker 3>in the bullpens. It's a good time. There's a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of good players down there, and a lot of good

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<v Speaker 3>players on this team.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just excited to be here.

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<v Speaker 1>Alex Vessi is two lockers down from you. He's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the leaders of the bullpen. Dog says, is there

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<v Speaker 1>like a hazing thing like they do? At USC or

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<v Speaker 1>is this just played straight?

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<v Speaker 2>I think we're just playing and straight. We're having a

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<v Speaker 2>good time.

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<v Speaker 1>How have you fit in? How easy is it for

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<v Speaker 1>veterans to welcome in guys like you.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's pretty easy. You know.

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<v Speaker 3>They tease me a little bit, but it's all in

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<v Speaker 3>good fun. So I'm having a good time.

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<v Speaker 1>What makes the Dodgers so special as far as the

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<v Speaker 1>way they prepare their relief pitchers specifically to get ready

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<v Speaker 1>to come into games.

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<v Speaker 3>I think everybody's opened to whatever roles that that's opened

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<v Speaker 3>that day, so everybody's ready to throw every day and.

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<v Speaker 1>Just get some outs. What's it been like for you?

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<v Speaker 1>Can you describe, you know, the light at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the tunnel. I know it was tough being at

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<v Speaker 1>camel Back Ranch for an extended period of rehab time

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<v Speaker 1>after your elbow surgery, But how did you get through it?

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<v Speaker 2>And what's it like to finally achieve that goal.

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<v Speaker 3>The other day?

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<v Speaker 2>It was very rewarding.

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<v Speaker 3>I was very nervous. It felt like a very long

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<v Speaker 3>time coming as well, you know, not making the team

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<v Speaker 3>at a camp was it was kind of emotional for me.

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<v Speaker 3>I guess because I I've been working so hard to

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<v Speaker 3>get back here and Tom and John's not an easy

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<v Speaker 3>thing to get through, and I did get through it.

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<v Speaker 3>And you know, once I got that call from Scott

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<v Speaker 3>Hennessey saying that I'm going to the big leagues again,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, I was pretty emotional, and I was kind

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<v Speaker 3>of nervous the first couple of days I was here,

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<v Speaker 3>and then I was extremely nervous for that first outing

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<v Speaker 3>and I'm just really happy I got my feet wet

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<v Speaker 3>again and I'm just excited to move on and help

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<v Speaker 3>this team win.

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<v Speaker 2>Where did those emotions come from?

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<v Speaker 3>Just kind of thinking back in the middle of the

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<v Speaker 3>summer last year, just like why am I doing this rehab?

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<v Speaker 3>Why am I here? Because there's days where I just

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<v Speaker 3>didn't want to go into CBR and get my work in,

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<v Speaker 3>And just myself knowing that I just did what I

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<v Speaker 3>need to do every day to get back on the

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<v Speaker 3>field was just so rewarding the other day when I

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<v Speaker 3>got back out on the big league field.

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<v Speaker 1>So, yeah, can you describe that at Dodger Stadium coming

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<v Speaker 1>in against the Mets.

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<v Speaker 2>How did you control the emotions? It was pretty hard.

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<v Speaker 3>I was kind of all over the place, like my

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<v Speaker 3>delivery was a little off, but it was just so

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<v Speaker 3>exciting and exhilarating.

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<v Speaker 2>To be honest with you, did.

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<v Speaker 1>You settle in after maybe the first pitch, the second pitch,

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<v Speaker 1>the second batter.

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<v Speaker 3>I think I settled in after the third out. I'm

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<v Speaker 3>excited to get back out there again and show what

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<v Speaker 3>I can do.

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle hurt is joining us on this Sunday afternoon at

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<v Speaker 1>Chorus Field.

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<v Speaker 2>Ryan Ward, twenty eight years old, got the call up.

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<v Speaker 1>Kyle, you know him, well, how happy are you for

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<v Speaker 1>Ryan Ward to get this opportunity?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm pumped for man. He's I've been around with the

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<v Speaker 3>last three four years and he's a great team guy,

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<v Speaker 3>great personality, always same person every day, and I just

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<v Speaker 3>couldn't be more happy for him.

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<v Speaker 1>He kind of voiced the same type of emotions that

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<v Speaker 1>you had in a different way where he was wondering

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<v Speaker 1>when was he going to get.

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<v Speaker 2>The call up?

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<v Speaker 1>What did he have to do to get that call up?

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<v Speaker 1>You've seen his road? Do you think that this is

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<v Speaker 1>the game reward his hard work?

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<v Speaker 2>One hundred percent?

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<v Speaker 3>You know, he was the best player in arguably baseball

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<v Speaker 3>last year numbers wise. He mean, he hit thirty six

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<v Speaker 3>home runs, drove in one hundred and twenty something guys

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<v Speaker 3>like he's. He deserves to be here and I'm I'm

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<v Speaker 3>so happy for him.

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<v Speaker 1>All right, Kyle, thanks a lot for the time there's

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<v Speaker 1>nobody around, Kyle, you could just let loose, let that

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<v Speaker 1>voice out like a lion.

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<v Speaker 3>I'm a right.

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<v Speaker 1>Always great to catch up with you, Great to see

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<v Speaker 1>that smile, and congratulations on all the hard work that

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<v Speaker 1>you put in paying off now.

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<v Speaker 3>Thanks Dave, I appreciate it.