Dodgers Territory - Dodgers Territory Does Spring Training! Miguel Rojas, Max Muncy, and More Join!

Episode Date: February 20, 2026

Alanna Rizzo and Clint Pasillas are live from Camelback Ranch, spring training home of your world champion Los Angeles Dodgers! The hosts spent some time at camp getting insight and updates from Freddie Freeman, Miguel Rojas, Max Muncy, Will Smith, and of course, Kyle Hurt! Check out DT merch at https://dodgersterritoryshop.com Support Guidry's Guardian at https://guidrysguardian.orgFind Clint on YouTube at https://youtube.com/@alldodgersFollow Katie's work at The Athletic https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/author/katie-woo/ Subscribe to Dodgers Territory on YouTubeRate and review our podcast on Apple and SpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Of course, we're trying to get to 20,000 subs. Clint, great to be with you in the flesh. We are here. We saw the guys. There's just a vibe about spring training. What's the thing that you took out of it from day one? I mean, so far, yeah, like you said, the vibe. These people are here.

The boys are here. They're happy. They're having fun. They really want to get back to playing baseball. I think Miguel Rojas told us, you know, it was short. It was definitely short, but getting everybody back together again. You know they're going for a three-peat. They restocked, reloaded.

Freddy's ready to go. It's a lot of fun. I mean, just I want to see baseball already. This is, we're at the point of let's get some games going. And there's a certain reason that Freddie Freeman is ready to go. I feel good. I'm ready to go, but we are going to slow play a little bit. I won't play until, I just imagine it on, I think, Tuesday.

So the fourth game, and then I'll be going. But I'm kind of planned out that I'll be around 47 played appearances, which I kind of like, because the first few, I'll look like I didn't know what I'm doing. There's about a middle window where I was the second. I've never played the game before, and then I'll get back onto it. But I'm going to be playing Tuesday, which is, I think, the fourth game. I feel good.

I feel ready to go, and the body feels great. So, yeah. For someone who wants to be out there, especially during the season, every single day. Do you feel like this year is going to have to look a little bit different in regard to that? My goal is to be ready to play one of the two games. We'll go from there on the days you want to get off and give me off, but I'll be ready to play every single game. How much accepting of that?

As you get a little older, you can't see the issues. I mean, I feel like the issues are not controlled by me. I mean, the ankle and, you know, ball off my finger, breaking my finger and rib things. So I would like not to think I have issues. I think it's just kind of a wear and tear of season and gloopy things. But for me, that wouldn't be right if I'm looking for a day off here and there. So for me, I'm going to prepare to play 162 games.

And then when that day comes or the night comes or they say we're going to give you tomorrow off, you know what we'll fight that battle. Most likely lose. But I want to play every game. You guys know that. So as I getting older, I try not to think about that. But they are looking out for the best of course of me, and I do understand that. So probably if they want to get me out, I'll just say yes.

What is, like, the physical challenge when you come on, like, on the extent of season run and you have a short off season, like, how do you kind of manage that outside? Yeah, I mean, I don't really think about it. You know, like I told you guys, after the parade. I took four days off and started working out and went right back at it. I feel really good. I had a normal off-season. That was great. So I don't really think about it. I just get to go in here and do what I normally do. Be ready to go, get 45 to 50 play appearances

and head into the season like a normal one. I don't really think about a longer season, shorter off-season. I try and do the same thing, no matter if it's October, November, whenever you start your off-season. I try to not think about that. So I'm just going to do the normal routine like I always do and go get it. You said that's the most of the first. Yeah. Well, I just think because in that fourth year I turned 40, you know, so I've, like I just talked to David on for the radio interview. And I said four is just, you know, I was never that's floating. Is it less? Is it more? I don't know, but that's kind of where I feel good right now. So that was just floated because

that been even 20 years. I'll be 40. I got a family that I would like to go home to soon. But I do love this game. I love playing it. But for me, if I can do four every 20 years, I think that's true. I think that's true. I mean, I haven't really thought about that. I mean, if I play like I normally do and stay healthy,

I think maybe on that fourth year, I should probably get that. But I just was more thinking of long to be. You know, and that's a, that's, I think that's good enough. I've played a long time, maybe 23 years of professional baseball. That's, I think that's enough track. But I don't have, it's not four in set, and I'm not doing that. But four in my mind is the number that I'm looking forward to, but if it's three, if it's five, four. Do you have to say to this?

Yeah. Yeah, I do love it. I think about our game every day is different. It's a new task, a new challenge, facing different guys. It's not the same thing day to day out. You get new teammates. You get teenagers that bring life

and energy to the clubhouse to you. Your kids get older, they want to see you play more, more, they want to see you play less, and I want you to come home. So there's a lot of things that go on, but my kids love watching me play. My dad gets to watch me play whenever he wants,

that's done your stadium. So it's special. So I've left the game. I've always loved the game. game was more to me just because it's what it's got me through in my life. So I love this game. I don't want it to end, but I get it. It's going to end a lot of times when you catch up, right, Bill. We're keeping it off a long time. I'm feeling pretty good right now. But, you know, I just, there comes a point where it's time. Obviously, I'm not there yet. I love it.

I'm still playing pretty good. So as long as I can keep playing pretty good, they want me out there every day, I'll keep going. see here? I would like that. Yeah. I love being here. I'm a real good time. I'm having a good time of fan. You guys should be great and everyone's really good for me. So it's out of my control. I'm not worried about. I'm not going to bring it up, not going to talk about it. I got two years left. I'm just employee. I just do my job. And if they want me back, they want me back. But I think, Andrew and everyone knows that I love being here. So whatever happens. usually just plays there was like that.

Yeah, I mean, obviously, there wasn't a three at the front of my bad average last year, and that hurts me. So that's my goal always, is to hit 300. But with how it went, and, you know, I only, I really didn't have a loss season last year. And, you know, I was taking my ankle until about August. It was never really in a good spot last year. It was a lot of treatment.

And I think I played all right. You know, I did all right for that. And we won again. I'm really looking forward to this year. I didn't like the way I played defense last year, and I thought it was just because I wasn't holding up. So that's a big, big goal of mine. It's played better after this year.

It's more ball if we have a couple of everything. So that's going to be a key for me. If I can do that really well and play defense, I think I can play and match the production and play, maybe Andrew and Mark and I won't be in a little. I don't like any of Erk's me. I like kids. I'm a hitter.

Three at the front of the batting average means a lot to me. I know batting average and those kind of things don't mean a lot to a lot of people these days, but it does to me. If you hit 300, it means you're on face a lot, and you're scoring runs through to me. So that's the goal, 300 again. I think the greatest thing of all of that

is knowing that he wants to be there every single day, but also that he wants to be here for the next four years. Give me four more years of Freddie. Freddy's got my vote. And I think if Freddie didn't have, I mean, he was mad about not hitting 300, his batting average, not starting with three, and the idea of not playing 161 games,

because he likes his day off after they clinch. He wants to be in there every day, and he's in a scratch and claw to keep. Freddy's Freddie. And he is going to have himself a great season last year. He's going to have himself what he would consider a bounceback caliber kind of a season. So I'm looking forward to seeing him plugging in with a younger version of him and Kyle Tucker, Mooki, looking for the bounce back.

A team that just won two World Series getting better? That's crazy. That's crazy. Well, that's funny that you say that. Let's ask Miguel Rojas how a back-to-back World Series championship team gets better. I'm John Green. You may know me as the author of The Fult and Our Stars. And now, I guess, also as the co-host of The Away End, a brand new world soccer podcast.

I'm Daniel Alarcon, a writer and journalist. And John and I have known each other since we were kids. My first World Cup was Mexico 86. I was nine years old. I watched every game and I fell in love. On our new podcast, The Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup. For us, soccer, football, is a story we've shared for over 30 years since Daniel was the

star player on our high school soccer team. Very debatable. And I was their most loyal and sometimes only fan. I love this game. I love its history, its hope, its heartbreak, and above all, it's beauty. Together, we'll find out why, of all the unimportant things, football, soccer, is the most important. Listen to the Away End with Daniel Alarcon and John Green on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

The more you listen to your kids, the closer you'll be. So we asked kids, what do you want your parents to hear? I feel sometimes that I'm not listened to. I would just want you to listen to me more often and evaluate situations with me and lead me towards success. Listening is a form of love. Find resources to help you support your kids and their emotional well-being at soundedouttogether.org. That's sounded outtogether.org. Brought to you by the Ad Council and Pivotal.

I'm Daniel Jeremiah. And I'm Greg Rosenthal. And this is 40s and free agents. The games may be over, but the NFL never stopped. This is my favorite part of the calendar. Yeah, mine too, Greg. Free agency, the combine, the NFL draft, Pro Days, trades. This is where teams reshape their friends.

future. This is where Daniel Jeremiah makes his money. On 40s and free agents, we break down every move that actually matters. From my draft evaluations, mock drafts, and team fits to my top 101 free agents and how real rosters are built, cap space, contracts, and all the tough decisions included. You got quarterbacks on the move. We got teams rebuilding. It's hope season. Yeah, absolutely. It's hope season. We'll tell you what's real, what's noise, and what it means for your favorite team. Smart analysis, real conversations every week. I don't know about the smart, but definitely analysis. Listen to 40s and free agents on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. A man that needs no introduction, Miguel, great to see you in here. We talked to

the other day at length about the importance of why you wanted to come back and obviously being here to get a three-peep. But now that you've had a couple of days with the new guys in this clubhouse, what's it been like for you first week? Yeah, it's being intense. I feel like every time we get together, I feel like it's all about business. Obviously, we're trying to have fun and continue to get together and kind of welcome the new guys into the clubhouse and make them feel comfortable. But I think it's all about when we get to the field is about getting better and getting this team together and staying healthy and going through the spring

on a regular basis for a lot of us because we haven't had our full spring training the last couple years. I know some of the guys are going to leave soon for WBC. So there's a lot of moving pieces. So that's why these last couple days are being really intense on the workout part. We didn't expect less than that. And I feel like that's a good way to start spring training. It's funny because you guys all have said we want to get better. How does a team that wins back-to-back World Series championships get better? Yeah, there's always chance. That's the reason why we went to seven games in the World Series, you know, and we was about to lose the World Series. years, we were two hours away. And I feel like there's opportunity for us to grow, even though

we've been playing this game for a long time and we are an older group. But at the same time, we need to find a way to stay on the field, for pitchers to kind of like regroup and get back to their form. Because I feel like by the end of the last year, if you ask any of our relievers, they would like to be part of like what we were doing instead of having all the studies going out there and pitching for us. I think Yamamoto deserves just. to be a starter and pitch his games. So I think just talking about that, and then on the defensive part,

we actually need to continue to work hard to not lose what we had last year. And obviously on the offensive part, like trying to take advantage of every swing that we can take, every bad that we're getting, and it's not just going through the motions just because we won. You know, I think we have a 29 teams behind us.

They want to take us down, and it makes it harder. So we are getting ready for the game. the battle and we're going to buckle up and be ready for it. You were on foul territory not too long ago talking about the World Series. Obviously the home run is massive. The defensive plays were just as massive. But for the Dodger territory family, could you kind of go over that again in terms of,

you kind of don't want to watch the replay because you don't want the outcome to be different. What do you mean by that? Yeah, I mean, that play, it was maybe one more half of a second and we lose the World Series. You know, those are the plays. That's why when I talk to you about getting better, it's like continue to focus on every ground ball that you're getting. It can be the game seven of the worst series because we actually play on it. And we know how important it is to keep the focus and the concentration.

And I felt for a second that it was over because I kind of stumbled a little bit and I didn't know if I was going to make a good throw or not. But I mean, I think that's when the reps that you take every single day takes over. And that's what happened. And that's why I'm trying to stay away from watching that play too much. I like to watch a home run because I want to chase that same swing over and over this year. And I'm looking forward to do that again for sure. Tell me about that.

You want to chase the same swing over and over and over again. So how much of the video do you watch of that swing? How much do you try to implement that into your everyday approach? Yeah, I watch a whole lot back because it's a – I mean, you can learn a lot from your own mistakes. and the things that you did good. Kind of like, after swinging over the slider in the dirt, you have to find a way to regroup. And I kind of like, I watch it

just to go back to the feelings that I was feeling at that moment because there's no bigger moment than that. And then if I can control myself in a big moment like that, imagine how I can do it in spring training. So I want to feel like in spring training, I'm doing the same thing. So I'm chasing the same swing, and I'm not talking about the result.

I'm talking about the swing. I'm talking about the feeling. I'm talking about the low. I'm talking about how early it was for the fastball, and I was able to ride it out out front and hit it slide it out. So I feel like I wasn't able to do that before. So now it's kind of like I know how to do it. And that's why I rewatch the whole lot about over and over and over. And I don't care about the results.

I know the results is going to be different all the time. But kind of like the process and how to kind of like chase that same mentality and the same swing over and over. And that's the reason why I rewatch it all the time. It's one thing to be able to replicate mechanically by watching it, but it's another thing entirely to be able to replicate the feeling that you had in that moment. How do you do that? With reps. When you go out there every single day and I get an opportunity to face different guys,

I'm kind of like, okay, I'm putting myself in a situation where, okay, I got bases loaded right here. What do I need to do? Okay, I need to blow early. I need to feel the same feeling that I was feeling the breathing technique and everything that I was doing on the box at that moment. So that's how you get the feeling back. It doesn't matter what the pitcher is trying to do to you. It's how you keep your composure and kind of like stay loose

at the same time when you're trying to do something against him. So it's kind of complicated, but that's what the baseball player do. They're trying to get that feeling of the successful results so they can get back to that whenever they can. Before I let you go, you had mentioned also on Fowell Territory that when you were in the on-deck circle, that you look back and we're looking for Danny Lehman because in your career you have been pinch hit for,

as you said hundreds of times. You look over, he's not there. You're like, I'm getting this at bat. We asked Danny about that when we had him on Dodgers territory and he felt badly because he felt that he should have been preparing you more to know that you were going to take that. I bet he said we started the game with him on purpose. That was his at bat.

When you hear that, does your mind change at all? Yeah, it makes me feel so much better, but I didn't know. What was the thinking behind it? I didn't know why it was on the game, to be honest with you. I just received a text message from Doug after game 5 and you say you're playing game 6. And obviously after game 6, there's no text messages to need to be received that night because I knew game saying was mine. But at the end of the day, I mean, Doug always talk about like who's the best option.

You've got to understand when you are the best option and when you're not the best option and we got some guys on the bench that they can do it. Same thing with a lefties on the mound, I'm probably the best option, you know. Regardless of who's hitting, I feel like I can give you a good abat against a lefty. And then you start like kind of questioning, okay, what do I need to do in this abat? There's a lot of possibilities on that above for me. So if Kike get on base and bonning, you know. If Kike gets to third base, I might get pinched for someone who can put the ball in the air.

But I'm glad that I received the opportunity to get that a bat. I'm so grateful for the chance. the ownership and front office and Doc finally and Danny and all coaching staff because I know they they told me before they we want you there and you deserve your time and and I'm glad that I get received the chance to play in the game center of the World Series. Multi-time World Series champion World Series hero Miguel Rojas. Thank you and best to let go get that third ring. Thank you. Thank you very much. I'm John Green. You may know me as the author the fault in our stars. And now, I guess also is the co-host of The Away End, a brand new world soccer

podcast. I'm Daniel Alarcon, a writer and journalist, and John and I have known each other since we were kids. My first World Cup was Mexico 86. I was nine years old. I watched every game and I fell in love. On our new podcast, The Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup. For us, soccer, football, is a story we've shared for over 30 years, since Daniel was the star player on our high school soccer team. Very debatable. And I was their most loyal and sometimes only fan. I love this game.

I love its history, its hope, its heartbreak, and above all, it's beauty. Together, we'll find out why, of all the unimportant things, football, soccer, is the most important. Listen to the away end with Daniel Auer Kohn and John Green on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. The more you listen to your kids, the closer you'll be. So we asked kids, what do you want your parents to hear? I feel sometimes that I'm not listened to. I would just want you to listen to me more often and evaluate situations with me and lead me towards success. Listening is a form of love.

Find resources to help you support your kids and their emotional well-being at soundedouttogether.org. That's sounded outtogether.org. Brought to you by the Ad Council and Pivotal. I'm Daniel Jeremiah. And I'm Greg Rosenthal. And this is 40s and free agents. The games may be over, but the NFL never stopped. This is my favorite part of the calendar.

Yeah, mine too, Greg, free agency, the combine, the NFL draft, Pro Days, trades. This is where teams reshape their future. This is where Daniel Jeremiah makes his money. On 40s and free agents, we break down every move that actually matters. From my draft evaluations, mock drafts, and team fits, to my top one. 101 free agents and how real rosters are built, cap space, contracts, and all the tough decisions included. You got quarterbacks on the move.

We got teams rebuilding. It's hope season. Yeah, absolutely. It's hope season. We'll tell you what's real, what's noise, and what it means for your favorite team. Smart analysis, real conversations every week. I don't know about the smart, but definitely analysis. Listen to 40s and free agents on the IHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your

podcast. Max, always great to be with you. This is important because you wanted to be here. I was a little surprised at the timing of an extension. Why did it make sense for both of you guys on each side of the equation to get this done? Well, it's just a lot of conversations that we've had. And that, you know, that was part of the decision was just the relationship that I built with the front office. Knowing my place here, knowing what my role is and just, you know, the familiarity, the family,

just, you know, everything involved with it. Just it made the decision, you know, easy. for I think for both sides. And, you know, I know there's been a lot of talk about leaving money on the table. But to me, where else would I want to go? This is the best team in baseball. It's the best organization in baseball. We have a chance to win every single year.

You know, I've built a legacy here. Why would I want to go anywhere else because I get greedy? It doesn't make any sense. And, you know, the thing I like to talk about the most is with my family. My kids were born in L.A. All they know is L.A. They all they know is the Dodgers. They know Dodgers Stadium.

They know all the people that work there. They love everybody. Why am I going to take them out of the, basically the only house they've ever known, to chase a little bit extra money? It doesn't make any sense. And, you know, all that combined with ultimately the main reason I played this game is to compete and to win.

This gives me the best opportunity to do that. So it was a super easy decision for me. And, you know, I'm really, really excited about it. And, you know, I'm happy to have a chance to win a couple more rings. No doubt about that. You had mentioned Legacy, and I'm glad that you said that. I oftentimes when I'm spoken to guys, say I haven't really had time to look back at what I've done yet, but you've cemented yourself as a very key cog to what you guys have done the last few years.

What do you think about the impact you've been able to have? I don't like to think of myself as having impact on the team. I like to think of I'm carrying on legacies from other people. And for me, that's just been Kirsch. You know, from the moment I first got here and you saw it, Kirsch is the leadership role that he set just with how he worked. It wasn't necessarily with words. It was just with how he worked and how he prepared and the fire that he had, that rubbed off on me instantly. And I've always just tried to emulate what he does because he's the

best. He's the best pitcher, left-hand pitcher of all time, arguably. And if a guy like that can work that hard, I should be able to work that hard. And that's how I've always tried to be in this clubhouse. It's just set an example of we need to be out there working as hard as we can every single day, properly every single day and also trying to have as much as much fun as possible which you saw that many times with Kirsch. That's the goal we try to sit here in the clubhouse is we want to go out there and have fun but we're also going to win. Maybe it's that Texas thing, that grit that comes with being from Texas. You mentioned Kirshah, how can you not? I mean, this guy is a first ballot hall of famer meant so much to this team, only wore a Dodger uniform, but I look across the way and his locker's

not there anymore and it's so weird to see that, not to say that Blake's snell's not important, but that's where Kirsch was. What's that been like not having him in the clubhouse every day? Yeah, you know, you mentioned the locker. It's just funny. Even the springs where he hadn't necessarily signed with us when spring started, it was always empty because we knew. And it is weird seeing that spot filled now. And it'll be the same way at Dodger Stadium when, you know, you see that locker when you walk in on the right side and someone else is going to be in it. You know, it's been strange without him. But like I was just talking about with, you know, the example that he said, it's up to us now to try to continue to set that example for the younger guys and just teach him what it really means to be a Dodger.

And, you know, I know Kirsch is going to say it started long before him, but in my eyes, he's the guy that set the example in this clubhouse. And, you know, for me, it's almost like you just don't want to let that guy down. So you want to keep, you know, that legacy of his going and just we're going to show up every single day and work, you know, work our tails off as hard as we possibly can and we're going to try get better every single day. Do you feel that you're kind of elevated now, that you're kind of taken on that role? that you can kind of pass that on as well? Again, I don't like to think of myself that way. For me, I'm just trying to go out there and just, you know, do things the same way we've always done them here and try to get better every day.

And if that's an example that rubs off on the young guys, then that's good. I'm doing something good. I don't ever want to be an example that rubs off a wrong way on somebody. And it's where they say, you know, he's just thinking about himself. He's not doing things, you know, for me. So it's always been show up every day. What are we doing today to get better and how are we preparing today to win? And when it comes time to get out there on the field, the team's what matter.

It's not you. And, you know, that's the example I've always tried to set. You've expressed why you wanted to be here, why you wanted to stay. Kyle Tucker, Edwin Diaz, new to the club. Dave had a full squad address the other day. Those guys spoke. It was my understanding as well. What was their message to the team?

And why did they want to be here? Yeah, it's always refreshing when you hear new guys come in and talk about, you know, from the outside what they're seeing about and hearing about the organization. And this goes back to why I wanted to stay here. One of the things they mentioned is just how the players are treated here. And the fact that we have that being noticed from outside people that don't even know what's going on in between the walls, that means a lot to all of us. And, you know, they just spoke about how well the players are treated here, how well the families are treated here, how you're a player and a human being. You're not just a number on a spreadsheet.

I know, the front office listens to the players. How can we help you guys prepare better for a game? And they listen to what we have to tell them. go out there and perform. All the renovations Dodder Stadium, you know, all the clubhouse stuff that was player driven, they wanted to know what we needed to be at our best. And, you know, it's just the fact that you're actually a person here, I think that means a lot to a lot of players. And then on top of that, we have a chance to win every single year. You know, you've heard Doc and Stan and Mark's speeches at the beginning of spring training. And it's always the same, and it's always

so true. Every year, every team is having the same meeting in spring training about our goal this year is to win and the reality is there's only a couple of teams where that's actually true. And with us, it's been true every single year. And that's a pretty special thing to know that every year you have a chance to win. The validation has come in the form of championships. You've been a big part of that. Max, thank you for your time. Of course, thank you.

Tremendous veteran presence on this team. You need that, but you also need some young guns that can certainly impact the game and the season in a certain way. And this interview was specially for you. Yeah. Oh, are we talking about my guy? My guy, Kyle Hurt, the legend. right Clint Nation. We got Kyle Hurd. And I asked him about a bar fight and all that kind of stuff.

Short, sweet. Here's your boy, Kyle Hurd. Well, we're here with Kyle Hurd. If you guys watch a show, you know, I'm a big fan. Hopefully you watch a show because I'm a big fan. Happy to have you here. Healthy. Maybe got a little bug going right now. But the arm is good. Shoulders good. Everything's feeling good. How are you feeling? Entering, what, third big league camp technically? I feel really good. You know, throwing two lives so far. The elbow and shoulder have responded really good. So I'm just excited to keep going and have a regular healthy season. Yeah, that's what this team needs. Obviously, you saw the bullpen last year, a little decimated with injuries towards the end of the season, some ineffectiveness. Still find a way through.

You were a guy who was throwing. We were hoping maybe you could find a way back into that bullpen. How close were you getting back last season? I think I was ready to go. You know, I just, I think it was more of just me needing more reps, you know because Tommy John's a very hard thing to come back from but I think I was ready to go and ultimately was up to Doc and all those guys about who was going to be on that team so I'm just I was just happy to be a part of it you know in the mix we'll say for sure a small sample size cup of coffee at the show you showed up you showed out you dominated again you got somebody like me I'm big on the Kyle Hurt train I'm hoping for big things this year I see you

as a reliever. I know you're going to be starting a little bit. What do you kind of, I'm assuming you're open to any role. What are you kind of hoping to do? What do you think you can do as a start? Or what do you think you can as a reliever? Starting is the ultimate goal, you know, I want to do that as long as I can. But I think the main focus is going to be out of the bullpen this, starting the season, and we'll see where everything goes. You're feeling pretty good about being able to break the camp with the team if health prevails? I mean, yeah. If I, if I, if I, do my thing, then I think I have a good shot. There's a lot of really good players in this locker room, and then everyone's going to be competing for the same spot, so it's going to be a lot of fun doing that,

and I feel like we're all going to push each other. So it's going to be a really exciting spring. Yeah, a lot of tools, a lot of talent in this club, of course, you add more people, Edwin Diaz to the back of the bullpen mix. What do you learn from some of the veteran dudes around here? Like, what do people, even seeing somebody like Oral Hershey's or hanging out around camp, what do you learn from guys picking brains at this time of spring training? You know, I don't really get into those guys a whole lot. I kind of stick towards more like Trinan and Vesia and Tanner and kind of pick their brains, you know.

They've been around the game for a long time. They've been really successful. They've had healthy seasons. So just being around them and getting some pointers for them is huge for me. Yeah, I mean, pick everybody's brain in here. sucks this guy isn't here to pick his brain anymore number 22 but Blake's knell's pretty decent last one I know you're trying to get out of here everybody wants to get out for the day

people who watch the show they know if you have the dumb question of if you want somebody in the Dodgers at a bar fight with you it's this guy how many how many people you think you could take down in a bar fight Mark Pryor said I hope he doesn't get into one it's worth noting but he's a lover lover not a fighter right I am a lover not a fighter probably zero not a big fighter. Just give him a couple beers. We're here to have a good time, hang out, and hopefully win ourselves a World Series. But Kyle, I appreciate the time. Have yourself a great year.

I appreciate it. That's Kyle Hurd. It is going to take a lot more than just the 26-man roster to get this done as it has done the previous two years, the previous two championships. Day one was awesome. We are back tomorrow for day two. Going to get some more content, of course. But the biggest thing, Clint, is we get an exclusive with Dave Roberts. We're going to go back and work through the 2020 World Series, and then turn the page and look forward to

2026. Every time we talk to Dave, he goes out there and wins a World Series and he does it better each time. So tune in. It will be live

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Oh, dear. All right. Well, that's him. Not me. We will see you here tomorrow for an exclusive with Dave. I'm Daniel Alarcon, and this is my friend. This is much more famous than I am. I wouldn't go that far.

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