Tommy Edman

Edman is my kind of ballplayer: the versatile utility man who quietly makes a roster better without ever demanding the spotlight. Winning a Gold Glove and a League Championship Series MVP shows that defensive reliability and big-moment poise still matter as much as raw power. I find his story compelling beyond the field too, as a Stanford-educated player who chose to represent South Korea internationally, bridging two baseball cultures. Teams built around dependable do-everything players tend to be the ones that win when it counts, and I will always root for that kind of selfless professional.

Name (English)

Tommy Edman

Name (Japanese)

トミー・エドマン

Reading

とみー・えどまん

Born

May 9, 1995 (age 31)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Boar

Origin

Pontiac, Michigan, United States

Height

178 cm

Occupation

baseball player

University

Stanford University

Awards & achievements

• 2021 Rawlings Gold Glove Award
• 2022 Fielding Bible Award
• 2024 League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/tommyedman/
• Xhttps://x.com/TommyEdman11
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy%20Edman
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%88%E3%83%9F%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q64747492

Tags

• Michigan
• baseball player

Last updated

2026-06-17

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