Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Tommy Edman sought to assuage worries after news broke that he\u2019ll miss Opening Day due to having offseason ankle surgery.<\/p>\n
Edman, 30, missed much of the 2025 campaign due to two separate stints on the injured list, and when he was on the field, he played second base instead of center field as a result.<\/p>\n
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Oct 27, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Tommy Edman (25) celebrates after hitting a double during the thirteenth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays in game three of the 2025 MLB World Series at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n
While he won\u2019t be ready for the start of the season, Edman said Monday from spring training that he is progressing in his recovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cOpening Day was going to be a really aggressive goal, just in case it happened to heal\/recover faster than we expected it to,\u201d he said. \u201cI think everything is based on like past instances with this kind of surgery. I think I\u2019ve hit every checkpoint along the way in terms of being 12 weeks out at this point, 14 weeks, whatever I\u2019m at at this point. So yeah, I feel like I\u2019m on schedule with that, just kind of see how it goes with each step along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Edman explained that the real benchmarks of his recovery will be when he\u2019s comfortable with sudden acceleration and changing direction.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it all comes back to like the first step,\u201d he said. \u201cJust feeling like I can be explosive off the ball and not feel hesitant at all about getting up to top speed. And then also being able to cut at top speed, too, which is kind of the base running aspect of that.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also emphasized that, thus far, there haven\u2019t been any setbacks, and he will continue to be \u201csmart\u201d about his recovery.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s gonna be the main thing, just making sure that I keep on progressing and don\u2019t have any issues bouncing back the way I do it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Who Will Fill in at Second Base?<\/p>\n
With Edman out of commission, the Dodgers have several options to fill out the infield.<\/p>\n
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