The Los Angeles Dodgers’ largest participant within the Nationwide League Championship Collection was additionally one in all their littlest.
Tommy Edman, a 5-foot-10 utility participant who wasn’t even wholesome sufficient to play when the Dodgers acquired him in a three-team July commerce, was chosen Most Beneficial Participant of the NLCS on Sunday when the Dodgers eradicated the New York Mets with a 10-5 win.
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Edman capped a wonderful collection with a 2-for-5, four-RBI efficiency within the Dodgers’ pennant-clinching victory. He went 11 for 27 (.407) within the collection with 11 RBIs and a .630 slugging share.
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The Mets have been main 1-0 within the backside of the primary inning when Edman delivered a two-run double off Sean Manaea, giving the Dodgers the lead for good. It was the primary lead change in any recreation within the collection.
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Within the third inning, Edman — a swap hitter batting right-handed — hit a two-run house run in opposition to Manaea to increase the Dodgers’ lead.
Tommy Edman is your NLCS MVP after gathering 11 RBI within the collection!#MLBTonight breaks down the swap hitter’s versatility and making the most of his alternatives on the plate this Postseason. pic.twitter.com/ZcvvALr9E9
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Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts moved Edman as much as the cleanup spot within the batting order over the course of the collection. Edman batted ninth in Recreation 1, eighth in Recreation 2, sixth in Recreation 3, and fourth in Recreation 4 as soon as first baseman Freddie Freeman was sidelined with an ankle harm.
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Edman moved right down to fifth within the order when Freeman returned for Recreation 5, a 12-6 Dodgers loss that shifted the collection again to Los Angeles. Roberts moved Edman again to the cleanup spot Sunday on a time off for Freeman.
The efficiency was a far cry from Edman’s first look in a League Championship Collection, in 2019 with the St. Louis Cardinals. He went 0-for-14 in 4 video games in opposition to the Dodgers in that collection.
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Edman turned a Dodger in a massive three-team trade on July 29. He was hardly the marquee identify within the deal.
Los Angeles obtained Edman from the Cardinals and right-handed pitcher Michael Kopech from the Chicago White Sox. The Cardinals bought right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde and outfielder Tommy Pham from the White Sox. The White Sox acquired utility man Miguel Vargas from the Dodgers in addition to two of the Dodgers’ top-20 prospects, per Baseball America — infielders Jeral Perez and Alexander Albertus.
“I’ve by no means hit cleanup in my life earlier than this yr.” 😅
Tommy Edman joins the present after his stellar efficiency this collection earned him the NLCS MVP 🏆 pic.twitter.com/dgvBbbHtzr
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Edman was on the injured record on the time of the commerce, nonetheless recovering from offseason surgical procedure on his wrist. He was activated Aug. 19 and slashed .237/.294/.417 in 37 video games, with six house runs and 20 RBIs. He additionally stole six bases in six makes an attempt.
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