{"id":106938,"date":"2025-09-10T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=106938"},"modified":"2025-09-10T22:43:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:43:00","slug":"dodgers-activate-versatile-tommy-edman-back-on-roster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/09\/10\/dodgers-activate-versatile-tommy-edman-back-on-roster\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers Get Versatile Piece Back on Their Roster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting healthier, as today, they activated outfielder-infielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/edmanto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tommy Edman<\/a>. To make room for him, they also optioned outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/deanju01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Justin Dean<\/a> to Triple-A Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_99934\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99934\" style=\"width: 519px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-99934\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26049275_168400885_lowres-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"Tommy Edman will miss a second straight game with an injured ankle, but could return on Saturday.\" width=\"519\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26049275_168400885_lowres-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26049275_168400885_lowres-1024x693.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26049275_168400885_lowres-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26049275_168400885_lowres-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/05\/USATSI_26049275_168400885_lowres-2048x1386.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99934\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apr 29, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Tommy Edman (25) celebrates after scoring against the Miami Marlins during the third inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Dodgers Activate Tommy Edman from Injured List<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Dodgers activated IF\/OF Tommy Edman and optioned OF Justin Dean.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dodgers\/status\/1965883009107915034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">September 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>A Bum Ankle<\/h3>\n<p>Unfortunately, Edman has been placed on the injured list <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/08\/04\/dodgers-activate-max-muncy-tommy-edman-hits-il\/\" target=\"_self\">multiple times<\/a> this year for a sprained right ankle. It is the same injury that had plagued him numerous times before he <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/07\/29\/dodgers-three-team-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">was traded<\/a> to the Dodgers. The NLCS Most Valuable Player of 2024 has struggled to stay healthy this year, and it has not only affected his versatility but also his offensive output. In his abbreviated season, Edman is hitting for a .228 batting average with 12 home runs. Ironically, the gritty veteran is not typically known for his power, but his big fly numbers are up. In his extended rehab outings, he seems back to his old self, batting close to .285 at Triple-A Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<h3>Where Will He Play?<\/h3>\n<p>The Dodgers have to be ecstatic about Edman&#8217;s return. He is not only able to play most positions on the diamond, but willing to as well. Case in point, he filled in admirably at third base due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/07\/03\/dodgers-call-up-outfielder-esteury-ruiz\/\" target=\"_self\">absences<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hernaen02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=muncyma01,muncyma02&amp;search=Max+Muncy&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Muncy<\/a>. Dodgers manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/managers\/roberda07.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dave Roberts<\/a> has said that upon his return, he expects Edman to play primarily in center field. If that is the scenario, it would explain why the rehab process took until September. Center fielders are the generals of the outfield and cover a lot of ground. The Dodgers wanted to make sure that Edman&#8217;s ankle is fully healed and able to bear the workload.<\/p>\n<h3>Loaded for Bear Now?<\/h3>\n<p>This is the latest piece of good news for the Dodgers, who are in the fight of their lives for a postseason berth. After all, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vesiaal01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Vesia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=smithwi05,smithwi04,smith-088wil,smith-090wil,smith-091wil,smith-094wil&amp;search=Will+Smith&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-09-10_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will Smith<\/a>, and Max Muncy have all returned to the roster as October approaches. The question is, will it be enough?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Dodgers are getting healthier, as today, they activated outfielder-infielder Tommy Edman. To make room for him, they also optioned outfielder Justin Dean to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Dodgers Activate Tommy Edman from Injured List The Dodgers activated IF\/OF Tommy Edman and optioned OF Justin Dean. \u2014 Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 10, 2025 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5226,"featured_media":88037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,1071,35],"tags":[5180,257,29105,2240,3899,305],"class_list":["post-106938","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dodgers","category-mlb","category-news","tag-alex-vesia","tag-dave-roberts","tag-justin-dean","tag-max-muncy","tag-tommy-edman","tag-will-smith"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106938","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106938"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106938\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":106963,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106938\/revisions\/106963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106938"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106938"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106938"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}