It took less than three months for Tommy Edman to endear himself to Dodgers fans.
Now he’ll be playing in front of them for the next half-decade.
The Dodgers agreed to a five-year, $74-million contract extension with Edman on Friday, the team announced, locking up their key trade deadline acquisition and National League Championship Series MVP in the second major move of their offseason.
Edman, 29, is a super utilityman whom the Dodgers had coveted for some time before this season, enamored from afar with his defensive versatility and switch-hitting capabilities as a Gold Glove winner on the St.