Hailing from Pontiac, Michigan, United States, Thomas Hyunsu Edman is all set to continue his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2025. Before winning the MLB World Series Championship in 2024, he debuted with the St. Louis Cardinals on June 8, 2019, and stayed with them from 2019 to July 2024 before he joined the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Tommy Edman also played college baseball for the Stanford Cardinal before starting his MLB career. Since joining the MLB in 2019, Tommy Edman has gained several accolades such as the MLBPAA Cardinals Heart and Hustle Award, NL Player of the Week, MLB Play of the Week, and Rawlings NL Gold Glove Award in 2021. In 2024, he added the NLCS MVP Award to his collection.
Tommy Edman parents
Tommy Edman is the son of John Edman and Maureen Edman as per the official website of MLB. He is Korean on his mother's side.
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Tommy Edman's mother
Maureen Edman (Maureen Kwak) is the mother of Tommy Edman. She stated that her side of the family has been fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers since they settled in the United States when she was five years old. Maureen stated (via the MLB official site) that they had prayed and hoped that her son would join the Los Angeles Dodgers, which he did in 2024. She said, "They claim that they manifested it, because they've been praying for it since the minute he got drafted. So my cousins claim that they made this happen".
Tommy Edman's father
John Edman, the father of Tommy Edman, has been the baseball coach at La Jolla High School for the last twenty-six years as per ABC 10News. Additionally, he is also the math teacher at the high school as per the MLB official site. This is also the high school that his son attended and played varsity baseball for. While talking about his son with ABC 10News in October 2024, he said, "We're very proud, obviously; that's kind of all you can hope for for your family is that they are, in one way or another, a light to other people in their lives. And I definitely see him that way."
FAQ's On Tommy Edman’s Parents
A. Tommy Edamn's mother was born in South Korea. Tommy Edman played for Korea to represent his mother's country (via MLB.com).
A. Tommy Edman is biracial. He has Korean heritage from his mother’s side, as per the official website of the MLB.
A. Tommy Edman's father is John Edman.
A. Tommy Edamn attended La Jolla Country Day School in San Diego, California.
A. Tommy Edamn' siblings are John and Elise Edman.
