San Diego Padres
The San Diego Padres selected Edwards with the 38th overall pick in the 2018 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, and he signed for $2.6 million.[5][6][7] He made his professional debut with the AZL Padres and was promoted to the Tri-City Dust Devils on August 8. In 45 total games with the two teams, Edwards slashed .346/.453/.409, with 16 RBIs and 22 stolen bases.[8]
In 2019, he began with the Fort Wayne TinCaps, earning Midwest League All-Star honors.[9][10] After slashing .336/.392/.414, with one home run, 30 RBIs, and 20 stolen bases in 77 games, he was promoted to the Lake Elsinore Storm on July 9.[11] In 46 games with Lake Elsinore, he hit .301/.349/.367 with 14 stolen bases.[12]
After the season, Edwards was selected for the United States national baseball team in the 2019 WBSC Premier12.[13] In the tournament, he appeared in four games, hitting two singles and striking out three times in six at bats.[14]
Tampa Bay Rays
On December 6, 2019, the Padres traded Edwards, Hunter Renfroe, and a player to be named later (PTBNL) to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for Tommy Pham and Jake Cronenworth.[15] The PTBNL, Esteban Quiroz, was named in March 2020.[16] Rays pitcher Blake Snell referred to Edwards as a "slapdick prospect" upon learning about the trade, later apologizing and explaining that his reaction was about losing his friend Pham to the Padres.[17]
Edwards did not play in 2020, due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[18] In 2021, he played for the Montgomery Biscuits, slashing .302/.377/.368, with 27 RBI and 19 stolen bases over 79 games.[19]
Miami Marlins
On November 15, 2022, the Rays traded Edwards and J. T. Chargois to the Miami Marlins for Marcus Johnson and Santiago Suarez.[20] The Marlins subsequently added him to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft.[21] Edwards was optioned to the Triple-A Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp to begin the 2023 season.[22] He played in 20 games for Jacksonville, batting .306/.427/.361 with no home runs, four RBIs, and seven stolen bases.
On May 2, 2023, the Marlins promoted Edwards to the major leagues.[23] They optioned him to Jacksonville on May 30[24] and promoted him back to the Marlins on September 1.[24] In 30 games for Miami in total, Edwards batted .295/.329/.333 with no home runs, three RBIs, and five stolen bases. He hit a single in his only postseason at bat, scoring the Marlins' lone run in a series-ending loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on October 4, 2023.[25]
Edwards began the 2024 season on the 10-day injured list with a bacterial infection in his left foot.[26] He was transferred to the 60-day injured list on May 7.[27][28] On May 27, Edwards was activated and optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville.[29] He was recalled to Miami on June 7 and played in three games before being optioned back to Jacksonville on June 10. He was recalled to Miami on July 2.[24]
On July 28, 2024, Edwards hit his first career triple and home run in addition to hitting for the cycle in a 6–2 loss against the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the second player in franchise history to hit for the cycle, after Luis Arráez on April 11, 2023, against the Phillies.[30][31] On September 27, Edwards hit three triples in a 15–5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, becoming the first player to achieve the feat since Yasiel Puig in 2014.[32]
In May 2025, the Marlins announced that they were shifting Edwards to second base and Otto Lopez to shortstop.[33]
