Cody Snavely
The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed super utilityman Tommy Edman to a five-year, $75 million contract extension, keeping him in Dodger Blue until the 2029 season.
According to ESPN Major League Baseball insider Jeff Passan, the deal also includes a sixth-year club option, a $17 million signing bonus, and deferred money.
Edman, 29, was entering the final year of a two-year $16.5 million deal that he signed with the St. Louis Cardinals to avoid arbitration after the 2023 season, and will have a base salary of $9.5 million for the 2025 season for Los Angeles.
Acquired at the trade deadline this past season, Edman was a critical piece for the Dodgers down the stretch. Edman’s versatility allowed him to play a plethora of positions, but upon his move to Los Angeles, he switched between center field and shortstop.
Edman, a switch hitter, also gave the Dodgers flexibility in the lineup, allowing him to not be platooned and start against both lefties and righties. However, Edman has been a lefty smasher throughout his career, and he showcased it with the Dodgers this season, hitting .412/.417/.882 with a 1.299 OPS and 250 wRC+ in thirty-four at-bats.
During October, Edman stole the show in the National League Championship Series, winning the Most Valuable Player Award. Edman had a .407 average in the series, a hit in all six games — including four for extra bases — and eleven RBIs to match Corey Seager’s club record in any round of the postseason since the stat became official in 1920.
Edman would add on in the World Series, hitting a go-ahead home run in game two of the World Series off New York Yankees lefty Carlos Rodón and being a part of that pivotal fifth inning in game five.
Jon Morosi reported last week that the two sides had started preliminary discussions about a possible extension. However, as we now know, those talks were indeed real.
The Edman extension is the Dodgers’ second major move this offseason, following the Blake Snell signing just the other day.
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