Tommy Edman has been a standout for the Dodgers during their postseason run since being acquired at the trade deadline. He had another big performance in Game 4 of the NLCS against the Mets at Citi Field with two doubles and three runs batted in in the 10-2 victory.

Edman didn’t play his first game for the Dodgers until August 19, after working back from wrist surgery and a sprained ankle, but he quickly emerged as a key contributor during the team’s run to the National League West title division and became a valuable player. contributed along the stretch with 22 starts in center field and 13 at shortstop.

He hit .237 with six home runs, 20 RBIs, a .711 OPS (101 OPS+), in 37 regular season games.

Edman didn’t expect to make a big impact offensively in the postseason, but the versatile switch-hitter has exceeded expectations after taking over for the injured Miguel Rojas at shortstop.

So far, Edman is 7-for-17 (.412) in the series with seven RBIs, putting his name in the discussion for NLCS MVP.

Edman spoke with Ken Rosenthal about his success so far with the Dodgers and in the playoffs.

“I’ve been on the right track the last few weeks,” he told Rosenthal, and Edman is finally back to midseason form after recovering from injury.

Edman was a key contributor offensively in NLCS Game 2 with three of LA’s five hits, including a two-run single in the sixth inning that put the Dodgers back in the game.

Dave Roberts went with the hot bat in Game 4, putting the switch-hitter in the cleanup spot against left-hander Jose Quintana, promoting him from his usual eighth or ninth spot in the lineup against right-handers.

Edman didn’t let Roberts down and he collected two more RBI hits to propel the Dodgers to the brink of a World Series berth.

He doubled on a line drive to left fielder Brandon Nimmo in the third, driving in Shohei Ohtani and moving Mookie Betts to third base. Edman’s second RBI double of the game came in the eighth on another sharp line drive to Nimmo. Betts and Kevin Kiermaier scored.

The Dodgers’ front office coveted Edman for a while, and he was eventually acquired by Andrew Friedman and the front office team at the trade deadline in July. He came to LA with a year and a half left on his contract as part of a three-team trade with the Cardinals and White Sox. Michael Kopech also came to the Dodgers in the trade and has also proven to be very valuable to the Dodgers in their quest for a championship.

If Edman stays hot and continues to impact the Dodgers offensively and defensively this postseason, he will be able to celebrate his first career World Series win.