{"id":54450,"date":"2025-06-08T08:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T08:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54450"},"modified":"2025-06-08T08:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-08T08:32:01","slug":"dodgers-breakout-star-opens-up-on-abrupt-trade-that-sent-him-to-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=54450","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Breakout Star Opens Up on ‘Abrupt’ Trade That Sent Him to LA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jun 1, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Tommy Edman (25) hits a home run against the New York Yankees during the second inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images \/ Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Los Angeles Dodgers swung an under-the-radar trade in July that brought a veteran player to the team who ended up playing a crucial role in the 2024 World Series run.<\/p>\n

Over the summer, the Dodgers traded for Tommy Edman, who prior to the move had spent five seasons with the St. Louis Cardinals.<\/p>\n

Edman was known as a great defender at second base, notching a Gold Glove, though his hitting was a weak point for the majority of his career until he came to the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

Months later, Edman returned to St. Louis for the first time since the trade, a city that embraced him, as the Dodgers face off with the Cardinals in a three-game series.<\/p>\n

Now, on the other side of the locker room, the former Cardinal utility man is left reminiscing about his time with his old team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve got a lot of great memories here,\u201d Edman told Bill Plunkett of the\u00a0Orange County Register.\u00a0\u201cFrom getting called up here to all the postseason runs we had. Great people I met along the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was kind of abrupt last year, getting traded at the deadline seemingly out of nowhere. It was just a day there, packing up and heading out. I hadn\u2019t been back to St. Louis since then. It\u2019s been almost a year at this point now.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before his first at-bat in Busch Stadium as a Dodger, Edman was given a touching ovation by the St. Louis fans, an ode to one of the team’s fan favorites over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was really cool,\u201d\u00a0Edman told reporters after Friday’s game.\u00a0\u201cJust to get recognized after playing for this team for a number of years, it was a really special moment for me, for sure. I\u2019m very grateful for everybody who showed up today.\u201d<\/p>\n

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