Baseball a way of life for Edman siblings
Tommy took to playing baseball early. He and Johnny would play what they called “alleyball” with their father when he got home from work -- Wiffle ball in the alley behind their house in San Diego. From there, it progressed to Little League, then travel ball and high school, the latter two always coached by his father, who teaches math and coaches varsity baseball at La Jolla Country Day High School in San Diego.
John hoped to stay in baseball after his career ended as an infielder for Williams College in Massachusetts. He went to the University of Michigan for graduate school and was a volunteer assistant coach for the Wolverines. His wife, Maureen, grew up in Los Angeles listening to Vin Scully call Dodgers games. When the two married and had kids, activities centered around baseball because the parents enjoyed it so much.
The Edmans moved to San Diego in 1999, and John figured out a way to put a batting cage in their backyard. Tommy and his father would practice swings or take ground balls back there for hours at a time.
A sixth-round Draft pick out of Stanford in 2016, Tommy elbowed his way up the Cardinals' depth chart in the spring of 2019. He started the season at Triple-A Memphis, and in June of last year was promoted to the big league club and made his debut at Wrigley Field.
He never went back to Memphis.