Dodgers' PS RBI history transfer, "What should I say to Edman's front desk?"I think he'll be using WS four times
Oct 21, 2024
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Tommy Edman, an all-weather fielder, led the Los Angeles Dodgers to the World Series for the first time in four years. He is the Korean major leaguer who played with Korean players at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March last year.
Edman is far from top-class players in terms of reputation, popularity and presence, but the Dodgers assigned him to be the center hitter when the lineup was blocked.
Edman played as the fourth shortstop in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on the 21st (Korea time) and led the team to a 10-5 victory by swinging two hits and four RBIs in five at-bats, including a come-from-behind final hit and a wedge home run.
Edman was called NLCS MVP after the game.
The Dodgers' batting lineup is a star corps lined with the best guns. Powerful hitters such as Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, Teoscar Hernandez and Will Smith form the top and center hitters. Edman was unlikely to be used as a clean-up heater. However, in the NLCS, as Freeman groaned due to an ankle injury and Teoscar, who had been hitting hard in the division series, fell into a slump, Edman began to play as the center hitter in Game 4.
And I repaid my faith.
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The Dodgers acquired Edman from the St. Louis Cardinals on July 30, a day before the trade deadline. It is through a triangular trade with the Chicago White Sox. The Dodgers sent a large number of minor league players to the Chicago White Sox, and received a total of four players, Michael Kopech from the White Sox and Edman and Oliver Gonzalez from the St. Louis. At that time, White Sox KBO pitcher Eric Peddy moved to St. Louis with Tommy Pham.
Edman, wearing a Dodgers uniform, was not able to play immediately because he was on the injured list at the time. She had wrist surgery last winter This is because he was undergoing rehabilitation with an ankle injury. His first appearance of the season began at home against the Seattle Mariners on Aug. 20. Edman, who has strength in defense and mobility rather than hitting, marked a batting average of 0.237 (33 hits in 139 at-bats), six home runs, 20 RBIs, 20 runs, six steals, and an OPS of 0.711 in 37 regular-season games.
In the five games of the division series against the San Diego Padres, he had a batting average of 0.235 (4 hits in 17 at-bats) with one RBI, one run and two steals. It was from the NLCS that he stood out in batting. When he scored a total of five hits, four RBIs and two runs in Game 1 and 3, manager Dave Roberts suddenly used him as the fourth batter in Game 4. And he rewarded it with two hits and three RBIs in six times at bat. In Game 5, he went 2 for 5 as the fifth batter and returned as the fourth batter on the day, hitting a timely hit and a two-run home run.
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After the game, Edman said "I didn't think I'd share this moment early this year. I came to this team and prepared for everything that unfolded to me to be successful. Now we're going to the World Series. "It's crazy. "Postseason MVP is my dream and I've prepared for this moment. The batting order for No. 4 is still unfamiliar and interesting to me."
Roberts said, `I don't know what to say about the front office that brought Edman to the trade deadline. What he does to the field and to the clubhouse is really great.'"I never imagined his recruitment. Playing four postseason games, I trust him. The players also trust Edman. He showed great defense and batting. I'm lucky to be with a player like him," he said, praising his mouth dry.
This means that he can be the fourth batter in the World Series against the New York Yankees.
John Edman, Edman's father, a math teacher and school baseball coach, said "It was for fun that my son started playing baseball when he was young. But there was quality. He worked really hard and was a great colleague. To be honest, we only saw it for fun. However, as he grew up, he got better and better, and he became a professional player with his own skills in the midst of great players. Above all, my son loves baseball"I was delighted.
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