You were really in the national team? You hit the final three-run ball and tied for first place in the home run, so you tied it well to LAD 105.5 billion

Apr 12, 2025

You were really in the national team? You hit the final three-run ball and tied for first place in the home run, so you tied it well to LAD 105.5 billion
LA Dodgers Tommy Edman is vigorously circling the base after hitting a three-run home run to the left in the bottom of the sixth inning when he was 0-0 against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium on the 12th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News



You were really in the national team? You hit the final three-run ball and tied for first place in the home run, so you tied it well to LAD 105.5 billion
Shohei Ohtani celebrates sunflower seeds to Tommy Edman, who hits a home run in the bottom of the sixth inning. AP Yonhap News
As is well known, LA Dodgers' Tommy Edman participated in the 5th World Baseball Classic Korean national team in March 2023 as his mother is Korean. It also has the Korean name 'Hyun-soo'. He showed a few sharp appearances in defense at the time, but in fact, he did not meet expectations with a batting average of 0.182 (2 hits in 11 at-bats) with one RBI, one run, one walk, and two strikeouts.

Up until then, he was the main fielder, not the top star Big Leaguer. He made his major league debut with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2019 and began to become known by winning the NL Gold Glove as a second baseman in 2021, and he also started showing power heating by hitting 13 home runs in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

He became famous when he was traded to the Dodgers last year. Edman, who was on the injured list after injuring his right wrist in the exhibition game, was traded to the Dodgers in late July during his last rehabilitation, returned to the Major League in August. However, in the regular season, he did not contribute much with a batting average of 0.237, six home runs and 20 RBIs in 37 games.




Edman's standout stage was a remarkable contribution to advancing to the World Series by batting .407 with one home run and 11 RBIs in six games between the New York Mets and the NLCS. In the fourth game, he hit a series of timely hits and a timely hit in the final, and in the sixth game, he scored a two-run timely hit and a two-run shot to lead the victory and was eventually selected as the MVP of the series.

In the World Series against the New York Yankees, he also played in all five games, contributing greatly to the championship with a batting average of 0.294, one home run, one RBI, and six runs. Then, the Dodgers proposed a five-year, 74 million-dollar long-term contract after the season was over and recognized as a main member of the team. It reflects the fact that he has both utility defense and one-shot long shot that can be seen evenly inside and outside, and that he is now healthy.

You were really in the national team? You hit the final three-run ball and tied for first place in the home run, so you tied it well to LAD 105.5 billion
Tommy Edman hits a home run to the left in the bottom of the sixth inning. AP Yonhap News
You were really in the national team? You hit the final three-run ball and tied for first place in the home run, so you tied it well to LAD 105.5 billion
Edman hits a home run and high-fives with his teammates. AP Yonhap News
However, Edman's bat is unusual earlier this season. He has already hit six home runs and tied for first place in the entire category.

Edman started as the fifth second baseman in the first of three consecutive home games against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium on the 12th (Korea time) and scored one hit, three RBIs and one run from four times at bat to become the hero of the 3-0 complete victory. He hit a winning home run in his third at-bat in the bottom of the sixth inning when the pitcher's game continued 0-0.

After 1st base, Teoscar Hernandez hit left-handed and Freddie Freeman got on base with a dune, he rolled up a 79.8-mile changeup that fell into the middle of the second pitch of the opponent's left-hander Matthew Boyd to draw a large arch over the left fence. He hit his sixth homer of the season, 26 degrees in firing angle, 108.4 miles in batting speed and 423 feet in distance.

As of today, five hitters have hit six home runs, including Edman, New York Yankees Aaron Judge, Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber, Los Angeles Angels Mike Trout and Athletics Tyler Soderstom. Except for Edman and Sotheby's, they are major league players who have won home run titles more than once. Edman is batting .259 (15 for 58) with 14 RBIs, 11 runs scored and an OPS of 0.893.




Edman, who mainly stayed in the lower batting line, mainly hits No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 this year. Manager Dave Roberts seems to be paying attention to his slugging capability.

After the game, Edman "I didn't mean to hit a home run. Good batting came out of the batting cage before the game, but it was only a secondary result. At bat, I think I went in with a better plan. It is important to prepare and know how to target the pitcher, and thanks to a number of such factors, good results have been made. He never aimed for a home run."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.