Edelman was traded to the Dodgers to achieve a special bond between the family and the team

When the Dodgers acquired Tommy Edman in a three-way trade before last year's trade deadline, the deal not only strengthened the team's needs, but also built on the Edman's family's heartwarming legacy, whose mother, Maureen, grew up listening to legendary commentator Vin Scully's broadcasts.

"She grew up listening to Scully in Los Angeles," Edman revealed of the family's reaction after the trade, "and when I was traded to the Dodgers and my mother was able to regain her childhood home team, it was so special. "

The Korean-American has always had his mother by his side on his baseball journey. From the Little League to the St. Louis Cardinals and now the Dodgers locker room, Maureen will always be the loudest cheer in the stands. "No matter the time or place of the game, she was always shouting from the sidelines," Erdman recalls with a laugh, "and she was always easily discernible as a kid – usually the loudest one." "

Even in the 50,000-seated stadium of the major leagues, the mother's figure still shines in her son's important moments: in the 2022 Nations League Champions Series, Edelman hugged his mother and celebrated in the stadium after winning the MVP; Last year, on Korean Heritage Night, Maureen, dressed in a custom Korean jersey, kicked her son's first goal in remembrance — even though the pitch was heavily off home plate.

"She was so nervous that she held the ball for too long," Erdman said of his mother's throw, "but it takes courage to get on the board in front of 50,000 people, and I'm proud of that." As a second-generation Korean immigrant (Maureen moved to the United States from South Korea with her family as a child), Edelman understands what it means to wear a Dodge jersey: "My mother said that my friends and family were crazy when they saw me win, and that cultural resonance goes beyond baseball itself. "

The Eldman family, now living in San Diego, had a rare family life as a result of the transaction. "My mother helps take care of my grandson, Eli, and my wife and I feel much more relaxed," said Edelman, who is about to welcome his second child. "

As the Dodgers continue to lead the National League West, a new chapter is still being written in the mother-son baseball story. Every time Edelman stepped into the guard, a familiar shout from the stands would cut through the crowd — a support that hadn't changed in 34 years.