00:00If it goes well today, I think I'm going to be flying out to L.A. the next day or so.
00:06And you hope to be activated for that series?
00:08I think that's the plan as of right now.
00:11It seemed like things were feeling pretty good the last time you were here.
00:14I guess what happened while you were down here the last time?
00:15Yeah, I mean, it was right before the game.
00:17I just hamstring kind of tightened up on me.
00:19I didn't really want to come out of the game.
00:21And I tried to play through it.
00:24Hopefully it would get better.
00:25And it didn't.
00:27Feeling any different this summer?
00:28I mean, yeah, I mean, I've played in a few games now, so that helps.
00:35Yeah, I mean, everything's been going pretty well.
00:37It's taking a little bit longer.
00:38But right now I feel good.
00:39Especially after that kind of setback, I guess, how anxious are you to get back?
00:43Yeah, I mean, it's been a decent amount of time.
00:48And I would like to be able to get out there and help our team win.
00:51It's a nice facility, first off.
00:53A lot of good kids here as well and young men, I should say.
00:57And just having a good time and trying to do our preparation and get ready for the games.
01:03Does it take you back a little bit?
01:05These guys looking for advice, anything like that?
01:07I think you try to whenever, if there's questions that are asked.
01:10But ultimately, we're trying to get here also to get ready and ramp up to play the games as well.
01:15I know whenever there was a setback and there was kind of the same area, we wanted to take more time and to let it heal.
01:23And it was kind of like more first couple weeks, just trying to strengthen it, build it back up, get the range of motion back.
01:29And kind of give it a little bit more time before I started doing baseball activities last time.
01:36Yankees had 18 hits yesterday in Seattle.
01:38How excited are you to get back into that lineup again?
01:40Yeah, I mean, I think our lineup, especially when we get some of our guys.
01:43And with the guys performing lately, the lineup's been deep.
01:47And to be able to go out there and help lengthen the lineup even more and, you know, really make it as difficult as possible for guys to pitch to our lineup is, you know, the best case scenario.
01:59What's it been about Baltimore and Tampa Bay?
02:01I mean, I would say Tampa Bay's been there for a while now.
02:03And now Baltimore is searching in the division as well.
02:06And you guys have been with those two teams in the club, I think?
02:08I haven't got a chance to play against them yet, but just watching, you know, as, you know, from the dugout on TV, I mean, both of them have been pitching.
02:20I mean, both of them have good bullpens.
02:21The Rays have had, you know, good starting pitching mixed with a bullpen.
02:25And also they've been hitting.
02:27And it's different.
02:28I feel like the Rays, you know, with their offense, they've hit a lot of home runs this year.
02:34Baltimore has been, I feel like, pesky.
02:38At the plate and scoring some runs other than just kind of via the home run ball.
02:45But I think it starts with pitching and defense, and both of them do a really good job of that.
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