The long road of Tommy Edman's comeback from injury is coming to an exciting end as the second baseman is now set to make his season debut.

Edman has been activated from the 60-day Injured List and is likely to return for the Los Angeles Dodgers next Tuesday for their series against the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts confirmed the second baseman's return to action with the media before Friday's loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Edman is fully recovering from offseason ankle surgery after dealing with the injury throughout the team's 2025 postseason run.

The second baseman actually dealt with nagging ankle injuries throughout most of the 2025 season, but still managed to produce and assist in the Dodgers winning another World Series title.

Now, with adding Edman back to a powerful batting lineup that actually added more firepower in the offseason, the Dodgers may be ready to make another title push.

During his rehab assignment in the minors with the Oklahoma City Comets, Edman provided good showings but will have to get his timing back under him after striking out 11 times.

Nonetheless, it's hard to believe that Edman won't fit right back into the lineup, especially with the clutch performances during the last Dodgers playoff runs, particularly in the 2024 NLCS, where he won MVP honors in the World Series win over the New York Yankees.

For the team aspect, even after taking a brutal loss to the AL Central-leading White Sox on Friday, the Dodgers still find themselves in familiar territory, with a commanding lead in the NL West at 44-26.

Even though many may say Los Angeles hasn't looked as dominant as in the previous two seasons, they trail only the Atlanta Braves by 1.5 games for the best record in the league.

The impact of the Dodgers plugging a player such as Edman back into the lineup reminds fans of just how many weapons they have.

When a team already has many future Hall of Famers and a couple of them likely to be first ballot, with guys like Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, etc., it makes it so much tougher when they also possess players that may not be the most star studded, but make the necessary plays to win.

It sounds obvious but Edman coming back for the Dodgers makes them as dangerous as ever and whenever he gets his rhythm it could eventually factor into a three-peat for the defending champs.

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