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Tommy Edman
American baseball player (born 1995) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Thomas Hyunsu Edman (born May 9, 1995) is a Korean-American professional baseball utility player for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Tommy Edman | |
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![]() Edman with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2022 | |
Los Angeles Dodgers – No. 25 | |
Utility player | |
Born: (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995 (age 29) Pontiac, Michigan, U.S. | |
Bats: Switch Throws: Right | |
MLB debut | |
June 8, 2019, for the St. Louis Cardinals | |
MLB statistics (through 2023 season) | |
Batting average | .265 |
Home runs | 53 |
Runs batted in | 222 |
Stolen bases | 106 |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Born in Pontiac, Michigan, and raised in San Diego, Edman played college baseball at Stanford University for three seasons before being selected by the Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft. He played in their minor league system before making his MLB debut in 2019 and quickly becoming a part of their starting lineup, playing various infield and outfield positions. He won a Gold Glove Award as the National League's top defensive second baseman in 2021. The Cardinals traded Edman to the Dodgers at the 2024 trade deadline.