Tommy Edman

Thomas Hyunsu Edman (born May 9, 1995) is an American professional baseball infielder and outfielder for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Tommy Edman
Edman with the State College Spikes in 2016
St. Louis Cardinals – No. 19
Infielder / Outfielder
Born: (1995-05-09) May 9, 1995
San Diego, California
Bats: Switch Throws: Right
MLB debut
June 8, 2019, for the St. Louis Cardinals
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Batting average.283
Home runs16
Runs batted in62
Teams

Amateur career

Edman graduated from La Jolla Country Day School in San Diego, California in 2013, where he was an All-Academic Team selection.[1] He attended Stanford University, where he played college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal. After his sophomore season in 2015, he played collegiate summer baseball for the Yarmouth–Dennis Red Sox of the Cape Cod Baseball League, where he batted .304,[2] was named starting second baseman for the East Division All-Star team,[3] and helped lead the Red Sox to the league championship.[4] As a junior at Stanford in 2016, Edman started every game at shortstop and batted .286 with 24 RBIs and led Stanford in runs (35), hits (61), triples (4) and stolen bases (8) in 54 games, earning a spot on the Pac-12 Conference first team.[5] After his junior year, he was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft.

Professional career

Minor league career
Edman with the Peoria Chiefs in 2017

Edman signed with the Cardinals and was assigned to the State College Spikes, where he spent the whole season, posting a .286 batting average with four home runs, 33 RBIs and 19 stolen bases in 22 attempts over 66 games. He was named a New York-Penn League All-Star with the Spikes. In 2017, he played for the Peoria Chiefs, Palm Beach Cardinals, and Springfield Cardinals, batting a combined .261 with five home runs and 55 RBIs in 119 total games between the three clubs.[6]

Edman began the 2018 season with Springfield, where he was named a Texas League All-Star.[7] During the season, he reached base in 32 straight games, breaking Springfield's all-time record.[8] He was promoted to the Memphis Redbirds at the end of the season, helping them win the Pacific Coast League title. He was named a co-MVP of the PCL playoffs, along with teammate Randy Arozarena.[9] In 126 games between Springfield and Memphis, Edman slashed .301/.354/.402 with seven home runs, 41 RBIs, and 30 stolen bases in 35 attempts.[10] After the season, the Cardinals assigned Edman to the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League (AFL).[11]

St. Louis Cardinals (2019–present)

Edman began the 2019 season back with Memphis, batting .305/.356/.513 with seven home runs, 29 RBIs, and nine stolen bases over 49 games.[12] On June 8, his contract was selected and he was called up to the major leagues for the first time.[13] He made his debut that night as a pinch hitter versus the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.[14] He hit his first career home run on June 20 against the Marlins.[15] On July 18, he hit his first career grand slam off of Robert Stephenson of the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park.[16]

Over 92 regular season games with St. Louis, Edman slashed .304/.350/.850 with 11 home runs, 36 RBIs, and 15 stolen bases in 16 attempts. He had the fastest sprint speed of all major league third basemen at 29.4 feet/second.[17]

Edman was named to the roster to begin the summer camp in 2020 to prepare for the upcoming shortened season. After camp, he was put on the 30-man roster, and was announced as the starting third baseman. Over 204 at-bats, he batted .250/.317/.685 with five home runs and 26 RBIs.

Personal life

Edman is the son of John Edman, Jr. and Maureen Kwak. His father John played four years of college baseball at Williams College in Massachusetts,[18] and is a teacher and varsity baseball coach at La Jolla Country Day School, Edman's alma mater.[19] His mother Maureen was born in South Korea and moved to the United States as a child.[20] Tommy's older brother, John, works in Baseball R&D (Research and Development) for the Minnesota Twins.[21] His younger sister, Elise, played volleyball at Davidson College [22] and now works as a Systems Engineer for the St. Louis Cardinals.[23]

On November 23, 2019, Edman and his fiancé, Kristen were married. The couple had originally planned the wedding for October 5, but were forced to reschedule due to the Cardinals' participation in the 2019 National League Division Series.[24]

References
  1. Lowe, Shauntel (2013-06-04). "La Jolla Country Day's Edman Named All-Academic Team Captain | La Jolla, CA Patch". Patch.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  2. "Tommy Edman - Profile". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  3. "Five Y-D Players Land All-Star Laurels". CCBL. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  4. "Y-D Red Sox win back-to-back titles, Mycock Trophy". CCBL. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
  5. "FROM CARDINAL TO CARDINALS". Stanford University. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  6. "Tommy Edman Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
  7. "Cardinals All-Star Weekend Recap – The Baby Bird Nest". Cardinalschirps.mlblogs.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  8. "'Riders clip Cards, 6-5, in 11 innings". MiLB.com. June 30, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  9. Rice, Megan (September 15, 2018). "Memphis Redbirds claim back-to-back PCL titles for the first time". WREG.com. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  10. "Tommy Edman Stats, Highlights, Bio". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
  11. "St. Louis Cardinals Prospect at Arizona Fall League". KMOX-AM. October 8, 2018. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  12. "Seven of Top-15 Cardinals Prospects Featured on Redbirds Roster | Redbirds". Milb.com. 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  13. Goold, Derrick (June 8, 2019). "Cardinals call up switch-hitting rookie Tommy Edman to replace Gyorko (sore back)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  14. "Caratini helps rally Cubs past Cardinals 9-4". FOX2now.com. Associated Press. 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  15. RotoWire Staff (2019-06-21). "Cardinals' Tommy Edman: Clubs first major-league homer". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  16. Archived July 19, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
  17. "Statcast Sprint Speed Leaderboard | baseballsavant.com". Baseballsavant.mlb.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  18. Kwak, Donnie (July 12, 2019). "My Cousin Tommy Is a Major Leaguer". The Ringer.
  19. "Tommy Edman latest in long line of standout athletes in family with Petoskey ties | Sports". petoskeynews.com. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
  20. "(Spring Training) (Yonhap Interview) Half-Korean Cardinal eager to build friendship with new S. Korean pitcher". Yonhap News Agency. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  21. "Front Office Directory". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  22. "Elise Edman - Volleyball". Davidson College Athletics. Retrieved 2020-06-13.
  23. "Front Office Directory". MLB.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  24. Miller, Corey (November 25, 2019). "Cardinals' Tommy Edman gets married after postseason baseball postponed original plans". KSDK. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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