Speaker 1: We're joined right now by one of the newest members
Speaker 1: of the Dodgers, a stanfoot man, Tommy Edmund. Thanks a
Speaker 1: lot for the time.
Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you. I'm really excited to be here and
Speaker 2: excited to be part of a great team.
Speaker 1: How unexpected was this trade for you?
Speaker 2: Yeah, it was. It was certainly out there, you know,
Speaker 2: it wasn't really on my radar a few weeks ago,
Speaker 2: especially being injured this whole year, and but I really
Speaker 2: started coming along in that injury recovery, and once I
Speaker 2: started hearing my name thrown around a few days ago,
Speaker 2: I was kind of excited to hear that it was
Speaker 2: the Dodgers, you know. So I'm ecstatic to be here,
Speaker 2: really really looking forward to getting back and contributing.
Speaker 1: I know you're a versatile player, But have the Dodgers
Speaker 1: told you where they see you playing when you come back.
Speaker 2: No, not necessarily. I think my role is kind of
Speaker 2: influx right now. You know, there's a lot of moving
Speaker 2: parts with the trade, acquisitions and injuries and things like that,
Speaker 2: so don't necessarily know where I'll be playing. But that's
Speaker 2: kind of been my role for my career thus far,
Speaker 2: you know, being able to move around the field, and
Speaker 2: about wherever necessary.
Speaker 1: Where is the rehab on your ankle. From what I understand,
Speaker 1: the Cardinals were expecting you to come back and play
Speaker 1: within ten days. Is that a fair expectation.
Speaker 2: It's I can't really estimate when that'll be. You know,
Speaker 2: I haven't played the field yet, and the goal was
Speaker 2: to start playing the field this week. But I think
Speaker 2: with these guys are gonna evaluate the ankle themselves and
Speaker 2: really figure out where it's at and really get a
Speaker 2: good idea of what that timeline will look like. So
Speaker 2: we'll probably know a little bit more in the next
Speaker 2: couple of days.
Speaker 1: How have you felt through this entire process. Do you
Speaker 1: feel like you're starting to feel like Tommy Edman of old?
Speaker 2: Yeah, starting to, you know, I'm just looking forward to
Speaker 2: being back at one hundred percent again and being able
Speaker 2: to play baseball like I know I'm capable of.
Speaker 1: I know you're from La Joya, you're an oc kid,
Speaker 1: you went to Stanford. How good is it to come
Speaker 1: back to California and play for the Dodgers.
Speaker 2: Yeah, no, it's great. It's great. I love coming back
Speaker 2: to southern California. It makes things really easy for myself,
Speaker 2: for my family and you know, really looking forward to
Speaker 2: to being in this weather a little bit more.
Speaker 1: Who was Tommy Edmund's kind of childhood hero to pursue
Speaker 1: this dream of baseball?
Speaker 2: Well, growing up in San Diego, I actually watched a
Speaker 2: lot of Tony Gwynn, so he was he's one of
Speaker 2: the best hitters of all time. But there were a
Speaker 2: lot of actually one of the other former Dodgers potters
Speaker 2: guys with Adrian Gonzalez, So he was. He was a
Speaker 2: ton of fun to watch it.
Speaker 1: Hey, you just went over Dodger fans by saying Adrian
Speaker 1: Gonzalez was your guy.
Speaker 2: Yeah, he was. He was a stud and he was
Speaker 2: one of my favorite guys to watch.
Speaker 1: That's my understanding of watching you play. I would say,
Speaker 1: you're a guy that puts the ball in play. You
Speaker 1: believe in uh in contact. It feels like that's kind
Speaker 1: of the pillar of what you do as a hitter.
Speaker 1: And Tony gwyn and Adrian Gonzalez were like that as well.
Speaker 2: Yeah, they're both, you know, such pure hitters and and
Speaker 2: have a great idea of what they're doing to the play.
Speaker 2: And I mean, one can only aspire to be as
Speaker 2: good as those guys. So if that's a that's the
Speaker 2: goal I'm going for. Then you know, if I fall
Speaker 2: way short of that, I'll still hopefully be a good hitter.
Speaker 1: Hey, before I let you go, walking into that clubhouse
Speaker 1: with so many superstars MVPs, what was it like to
Speaker 1: go in there.
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a little surreal, you know, especially playing against
Speaker 2: these guys over the past few years. I know they've
Speaker 2: got some incredibly good players on the team and it's
Speaker 2: been a lot of fun. You know, They've been very
Speaker 2: welcoming to me so far, and looking forward to getting
Speaker 2: to know everyone a little bit better.
Speaker 1: Thanks a lot for the time, and welcome to the Dodgers.
Speaker 1: Glad you're wearing blue because the Cardinal Red Man That stings.
Speaker 2: Yeah, thank you, I appreciate it. I'm excited to be here.