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Speaker 1: Cody Ponce has arrived and he's gone to Canada to

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Speaker 1: join one of the hottest teams in the sport right now,

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Speaker 1: the Toronto Blue Jays. He signed several weeks back on

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Speaker 1: a three year contract. Here he is, Cody, great to

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Speaker 1: have you on, congrats on the deal, Welcome back to

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Speaker 1: Major League Baseball.

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Speaker 2: Thank you. I really really appreciate it. I'm just excited

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Speaker 2: to be here with my USA boys.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, there you go.

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Speaker 1: I know, you know, both of these guys, I'm gonna

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna let them go back and forth with you

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Speaker 1: on the USA Action. But first I'll jump ship and

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Speaker 1: ask you about how this all went down. So can

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Speaker 1: you kind of tell We'll get into your story, but

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Speaker 1: tell us specifically about how you ended up with Toronto.

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Speaker 1: What was the courting process like it went? It seemed

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Speaker 1: like it went fast everything for you.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, everything was pretty quick. I think we wanted to

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Speaker 2: have a decision made by the time I got to

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Speaker 2: if so factos kind of things. If we do end

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Speaker 2: up going with a team, who is it going to be,

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Speaker 2: we have to make sure we don't, you know, get

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Speaker 2: upset with the team that I'm part of because I

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Speaker 2: love the Hanway Eagles and the Blue Jays were just

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Speaker 2: everybody in the entire league is, but everything that I

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Speaker 2: what I really want it.

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Speaker 4: But how how did you feel like you gave yourself

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Speaker 4: enough of a time to talk to other teams, enough

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Speaker 4: of a time to like truly see what other teams had,

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Speaker 4: if at all possible or was it something that because

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Speaker 4: I don't know how the process works from going over

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Speaker 4: to from coming over from Korea or Japan, like you

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Speaker 4: don't have a signing window, but I know they want

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Speaker 4: to make their roster and they want you back. So

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Speaker 4: how does this How did it all go down for you?

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Speaker 4: And like, what were some of the other phone calls

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Speaker 4: with other teams that you had?

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Speaker 2: Uh, there were a few other phone calls I had.

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Speaker 2: I was very interested in a few other teams. But

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Speaker 2: when your wife manifests three years for thirty million, and

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Speaker 2: the team then ends up saying, hey, we're willing to

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Speaker 2: do three for thirty you kind of just have to

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Speaker 2: say we don't want to be greedy. We my wife

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Speaker 2: just manifested this entire contract from June until the end

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Speaker 2: for us, and I was like, this is where I

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Speaker 2: to be here.

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Speaker 3: I going Pregnant women.

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Speaker 4: Pregnant women are just you know, they can They got

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Speaker 4: that extra they got that extra telepathic power. I mean,

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Speaker 4: it's right in June, she knew you were already Like

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Speaker 4: did she know you had to pitch the rest of

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Speaker 4: the season. I know you end up for people who

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Speaker 4: like you had Nintendo numbers over there. But in June,

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Speaker 4: she was already thinking, oh, my Cody, I'm pregnant with

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Speaker 4: three years thirty million. Like she might she she might

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Speaker 4: She might have known what your value was for their

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Speaker 4: collusion that they already have set aside for all players.

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Speaker 2: No, it was really just like, hey, I want to

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Speaker 2: It's June. I still have an entire rest of the season.

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Speaker 2: I have to pitch. Yes, we're doing well right now,

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Speaker 2: but there's been guys who have come back and who

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Speaker 2: and you know, two for fifteen. So I was like, Hey,

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Speaker 2: I understand, but like I have this feeling. I have

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Speaker 5: Unbelievable. What a great story. And now you can tell

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Speaker 5: Look what really happened, So you better listen to her. Ultimately,

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Speaker 3: Was it?

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Speaker 5: You know?

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Speaker 2: Was it pressure.

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Speaker 5: Talk a little about what your thoughts were going on

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Speaker 2: It is a very beautiful game of baseball, even with

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Speaker 2: You know, I had those games where I went five innings,

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Speaker 2: just the boys, the way they accepted me into the

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Speaker 2: So I've been all across the world this year, that's

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Speaker 2: I think that then translates to having a lot more

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Speaker 4: Why didn't the same thing happen in Japan? Why didn't

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Speaker 2: So I would say the biggest factor for me is family.

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Speaker 2: Right when you are on a ball field and you

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Speaker 2: In Korea, I was able to sit on the bench

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Speaker 5: That, Yeah, you made some changes. Man, you had a

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Rio was one of those big changes.

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Speaker 3: You know.

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Speaker 2: You see his big curveball that just kind of pops

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Speaker 2: he was doing that with his his change up, his curveball,

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Speaker 5: And you talk about family, excuse me, your wife's brother,

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Speaker 5: George Kittle. I mean, how cool is that you get

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Speaker 5: So you know, you talk about family, talk about brotherhood,

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Speaker 2: I'll tell you that, right they're gonna Well, our daughter's

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Speaker 2: still swing at golf club. No. Having George has been great.

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Speaker 2: He reminded me how to play the game, a little

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Speaker 5: So with this new contract, you're gonna buy dinner next

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Speaker 5: time you get your first paycheck, is it? Or is

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Speaker 5: it still You're gonna make George pay for everything.

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Speaker 2: George's paying for everything. He's the older brother. That's that's

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Speaker 2: the best part. He's the older brother. So but no,

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Speaker 2: he's great. He's helped me out with a lot of

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Speaker 2: I was like, listen, if you're gonna get ran over

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Speaker 2: do is do half of your stuff so that way

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Speaker 2: I don't feel like I got ran over a train.

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Speaker 3: No, that's fair. I like that. But what are you

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Speaker 4: Like is there something that you've already in your mind

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Speaker 4: kind of earmarked, Like I do want to buy this.

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Speaker 4: to you know, I've always wanted this because thirty million

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Speaker 4: Have any of these blue Jays that are gonna be

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Speaker 5: I think that's something that people got to understand, Like

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Speaker 2: I think that's Tanner Hawk. Yep, that's Tanner how oh yeah,

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Speaker 4: he's never going to be a good big league player,

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Speaker 4: to now get a three year deal, I'm super impressed

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Speaker 4: with you.

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Speaker 2: Thank you, Cratzy. That means a lot. It means a

441
00:21:38,480 --> 00:21:39,280
Speaker 2: lot coming from you.

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Speaker 1: Hey, Cody, I got one more for you. Did you

443
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Speaker 1: watch the World Series this past year? I know you

444
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Speaker 1: mentioned how the Blue Jays were very enticing for a

445
00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,800
Speaker 1: variety of reasons, the offer, the family vibes, the success,

446
00:21:50,960 --> 00:21:53,359
Speaker 1: But did you watch the World Series and how crazy

447
00:21:53,400 --> 00:21:56,679
Speaker 1: it got in Canada and how ultimately I'm sure you

448
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Speaker 1: hope that you match up with the Dodgers again and

449
00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:00,000
Speaker 1: you take them down this year.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, that was definitely tough to watch. You know. Time

451
00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,040
Speaker 2: change is a big thing. When you're halfway around the

452
00:22:05,040 --> 00:22:07,840
Speaker 2: world and you're just kind of sitting out there like, hey,

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Speaker 2: I think the World Series games on, and you're like, well,

454
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Speaker 2: toss it on your phone. You look down, you're like, oh,

455
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Speaker 2: they're already in the fourth ending. Sure, I'll just watch

456
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Speaker 2: the rest while we're having breakfast, you know, or if

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Speaker 2: you wake up on and they're on the East Coast,

458
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Speaker 2: which is when they were in Toronto, it was like, oh,

459
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Speaker 2: they're in the seventh and it's like, dang it, I

460
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Speaker 2: missed the entire part of the game. So the West

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Speaker 2: Coast games were great because I got to see even

462
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Speaker 2: I got to watch pretty much the whole game, and

463
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Speaker 2: then the East Coast games were tough because what was it,

464
00:22:35,040 --> 00:22:38,280
Speaker 2: nine am? Was eight pm there, so yeah, and then

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Speaker 2: also us being in the Korean series at the same time,

466
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Speaker 2: sleep schedule goes to out the window when you're playing

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Speaker 2: in the postseason. You're like, I need to sleep until

468
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Speaker 2: at least ten, so that way I can stay up

469
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Speaker 2: until nine or ten at night as well. So you

470
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Speaker 2: kind of just try to make whatever work you can.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, that's fair. That was not top priority. Now it will.

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Speaker 1: So we're looking forward to it, man. Yeah, it's gonna

473
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Speaker 1: be really fun. Awesome team, awesome rotation. Great to talk

474
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Speaker 1: to you. These two were looking forward to chatting with you.

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Speaker 1: So you want to say, you want to say bye

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Speaker 1: top Father and ny K.

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Speaker 3: At least I don't want to say bye.

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Speaker 2: I like him. I like him at least not me

479
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Speaker 2: that Hey just make sure, Hey, Todd father, just do

480
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Speaker 2: me one favorite. When you see Nikki Cass next time,

481
00:23:25,160 --> 00:23:28,680
Speaker 2: you make sure that you give a little check for me. Okay,

482
00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:31,879
Speaker 2: because Nicky Cass, he's been on my radar and he

483
00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:33,719
Speaker 2: hasn't even texted me since I've been home, and I

484
00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:36,719
Speaker 2: was like, hey, brother, what's going on here? Shut out

485
00:23:37,280 --> 00:23:41,400
Speaker 2: shouring you out alive right now, Nikki Cass, I'm gonna

486
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Speaker 2: send it to big time.

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Speaker 3: Listen.

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Speaker 5: I haven't talked to him in a few minutes too, actually,

489
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Speaker 5: So we're gonna have We're gonna I'm gona have to

490
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Speaker 5: get on as you know what. I'll get him. I'll

491
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Speaker 5: get him.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, he's big time.

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Speaker 2: Wait.

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Speaker 1: Sorry, one more thing, Cody, did you get any asks

495
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Speaker 1: for World Baseball Classic? And if you did, would you play?

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Speaker 2: I got to ask my team Mexico. So right now,

497
00:24:04,359 --> 00:24:06,400
Speaker 2: as of right now, I'm not one hundred percent sure.

498
00:24:06,400 --> 00:24:08,639
Speaker 2: I said that I do want to play, but as

499
00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:10,960
Speaker 2: I am now a Toronto Blue Jay, I have to

500
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Speaker 2: talk to my team and see what they want to

501
00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:14,480
Speaker 2: do and the best wishes for me from them. So

502
00:24:15,840 --> 00:24:18,720
Speaker 2: to have a Usa jersey half folded and have a

503
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Speaker 2: Mexican jersey half folded, putting together to represent both sides

504
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Speaker 2: of my family. It's one of the honors that I've

505
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Speaker 2: always wanted to be able to do. But Cratzy's pissed

506
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Speaker 2: because he's like, there's only one country you should be representing. Brother.

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Speaker 4: I mean, just because just because they beat us, just

508
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Speaker 4: because they beat us in the bronze medal game, Like

509
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Speaker 4: you're gonna go to that side. You're like, You're like

510
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Speaker 4: Tyler klash Now and Blake Snell. You're like, well, we

511
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Speaker 4: can't beat him with the rays, so we'll just join them.

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Speaker 4: Is that what you're dealing with?

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Speaker 2: Something? Go ahead, you want to know something funny is

514
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Speaker 2: I think Kirk played on that on that Team Mexico

515
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Speaker 2: team when we were playing in the Premier twelve, And

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Speaker 2: I not one hundred percent sure, but I would love

517
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Speaker 2: to look back if there's like a baseball reference or

518
00:25:03,920 --> 00:25:06,720
Speaker 2: something if he played on that, because the catcher for

519
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Speaker 2: Team Mexico for the entire fourteen hour flight that we

520
00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:14,680
Speaker 2: had was literally laying back in my seat the entire time. Well,

521
00:25:15,920 --> 00:25:20,240
Speaker 2: some veterans catchers got to sit up front in business

522
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Speaker 2: class and I don't want to hear it from you.

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Speaker 2: That was I don't want that was.

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Speaker 3: That was business class.

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Speaker 4: That was That's what I'm about. Oh and he laid

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Speaker 4: it back, Okay, he laid it back. I was a

527
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Speaker 4: business class I was. I was, I was laying back

528
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Speaker 4: to I was in I was. Oh everything, it was

529
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Speaker 4: the best.

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Speaker 3: That's another story we'll tell another time.

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Speaker 4: But you guys said me and Clayton could have the

532
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Speaker 4: Clayton could have the uh have the business class seats.

533
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Speaker 3: And so you're a big dog, bro, you need the

534
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Speaker 3: big seats.

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Speaker 4: They Hey, I sat in the middle seat on the

536
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Speaker 4: way back from Japan. God, little seat from Japan, ain't it?

537
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Speaker 4: And you're a big fellow to.

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Speaker 2: This.

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Speaker 5: On a bus in Puerto Rico, we're squashed for what

540
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Speaker 5: what was that one?

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Speaker 3: That was the pre moondu us A. That was my

542
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Speaker 3: o g usa. He would sit the window. I love

543
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Speaker 3: the window. I love the window. I'm windowing.

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Speaker 2: Tell me if I'm wrong. But sitting aisle seats way better.

545
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Speaker 2: You can throw your feet out the aisle to the

546
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Speaker 2: side a little bit.

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Speaker 5: You could you could turn, you could turn this way

548
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Speaker 5: and kind of lean on his shoulder if you wanted to, like,

549
00:26:38,480 --> 00:26:44,399
Speaker 5: come on, hey, every It was great though we had

550
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Speaker 5: those hour bus rides. Man, tired as all. Heck, we're

551
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Speaker 5: having fun back there. And then we went to Sizzler

552
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Speaker 5: at the end. That was the only place all we

553
00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:54,919
Speaker 5: did go to Sizlers. Didn't No, Sizzler was still around

554
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Speaker 5: at the time.

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Speaker 3: It is in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

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Speaker 1: He talks about it all the time. You talk about

557
00:27:00,600 --> 00:27:02,119
Speaker 1: it all the damn time. All right, well, Cody, you

558
00:27:02,160 --> 00:27:04,159
Speaker 1: let us know when you get the yes or the no.

559
00:27:04,359 --> 00:27:07,080
Speaker 1: But we'll see. Maybe we'll see in the WBC. Okay,

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Speaker 1: great to have you on man, and congrats on the

561
00:27:08,880 --> 00:27:11,440
Speaker 1: deal and we're excited to have you back in Major

562
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Speaker 1: League baseball.

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Speaker 2: Man, thank you, boys, appreciate it. We will thank you, boys,