A California Angels selected him in the 7th spherical of the 1988 draft. He has spent eleven seasons in a majors sustaining a Angels (later on called the Anaheim Angels) & the St. Louis Cardinals. Edmonds was traded to St. Louis from either Anaheim for 2nd baseman Adam Kennedy and pitcher Kent Bottenfield.

a patient hitter, Jim is universally among the top players inside the NL in pitches seen by the shell appearance. His career aboard percentage is .384 & slugging percentage is .543, making him one of a virtually all under-valued hitters in the game now. Systematically ringing higher pitch numbers, Edmonds occurs as menace to opposing pitchers & pitching staffs. Nevertheless, he is typically criticized for his systematically high strike out numbers in the annually basis. One of a better defensive centerfielders around baseball around todays world, Edmonds has proven to have a flair for the spectacular, typically coming higher by owning his better plays within important situations late in games.

Shortly, Edmonds became swell known for existence an unafraid & skilled streaming video player, making numerous diving catches in the outfield. He has hit terminated Thirty home runs in 5 seasons, maintains the .291 career batting average, and has earned 998 career RBI. He too has been found for his fielding, earning septenary Gold Glove Awards in two a National League and American League.

The shaping moment of Edmonds' career come in a 2004 National League Championship Series, where Edmonds hit an additional-inning residence do to win game Half a dozen & mass produced what is normally known as, "the catch" to preserve the game Heptad win. Teams
California/Anaheim Angels (1993-1999) St. Louis Cardinals (2000- )