Latest Tommy Edman News

Will Juan Soto top Shohei Ohtani's deal? In the era of deferred money, it might depend on the math

Dec. 06, 2024 10:03 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Deciding whether Juan Soto tops Shohei Ohtani for baseball’s largest contract could be in the eye of the beholder because of all the deferred money in Ohtani's deal. Ohtani agreed last December to a $700 million, 10-year deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, easily...

Dodgers' deferred payment obligations top $1 billion to 7 players with Snell and Edman contracts

Dec. 04, 2024 01:57 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Los Angeles Dodgers' obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028-46. Snell's $182 million contract, announced Saturday, includes $66 million in deferred money...

Tommy Edman agrees to $74 million, 5-year contract with Dodgers after helping win World Series

Nov. 29, 2024 20:51 PM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tommy Edman and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed Friday to a $74 million, five-year contract. His new deal contains a team option for 2030 and includes $25 million deferred over 10 years. The agreement supersedes a $16.5 million, two-year contract he agreed to with...

Yamamoto shuts down Yankees, Freeman homers again as Dodgers win 4-2 for 2-0 World Series lead

Oct. 27, 2024 01:21 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto walked back to his dugout and made the slightest tip of his cap to cheering fans. He left Japan for moments like this, an opportunity to put the Los Angeles Dodgers in control of the World Series. Yamamoto allowed one hit over 6 1/3 innings,...

Freeman hits 1st walk-off slam in World Series history as Dodgers top Yankees 6-3 in classic opener

Oct. 26, 2024 04:33 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A nail-biter all night with a Hollywood ending. Game 1 of Yankees-Dodgers certainly delivered. Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history with two outs in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3...

Dodgers finish off Mets with 10-5 win in NLCS and advance to face Yankees in World Series

Oct. 21, 2024 02:14 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani carried the injury-riddled Los Angeles Dodgers to baseball's best record during the regular season. Tommy Edman joined the team in late July and helped them reach the World Series. It's been that kind of year for the big-spending Dodgers. When...

Ohtani and Betts lead Dodgers to latest blowout of Mets for 3-1 lead in lopsided NLCS

Oct. 18, 2024 02:04 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off another October blowout, Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers are one win from the World Series. Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and scored four times, Mookie Betts also went deep and drove in four runs, and the Dodgers routed the New York Mets 10-2 on...

Ohtani homers in playoff debut and the Dodgers rally to beat the Padres 7-5 in NLDS opener

Oct. 06, 2024 01:31 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his postseason debut, Teoscar Hernández’s two-run single gave Los Angeles its first lead in a playoff game in two years, and the Dodgers beat the San Diego Padres 7-5 in their NL Division Series opener Saturday. Manny...