LOS ANGELES — As Andrew Friedman stood on the field wearing his fresh new National League Championship T-shirt, he was asked what he expected out of Tommy Edman when he made a July trade for a guy who hadn’t played all year.

“NLCS MVP,” Friedman said with a smile.

The Dodgers president of baseball operations has hit on many of his acquisitions, both big and small, throughout the team’s current run of success, but his deal for Edman now looks like one of the most opportunistic.

Edman was named MVP of the National League Championship Series after hitting .407 with 11 RBIs in the six-game series. He tied Corey Seager for a Dodgers record for most RBIs in a postseason series.

His two-run double in the first inning put the Dodgers ahead, and then his two-run homer in the third inning padded the lead.

“Unbelievable,” Friedman said. “All series, he seemed to be in the middle of a lot of things we had going. Such a calm pulse. For someone who doesn’t have as much postseason experience as some of our guys, he seemed to have a calmness about him that stood out.”

The Dodgers acquired Edman, 29, from the St. Louis Cardinals in a three-team deal just before the July trade deadline. At that point, he hadn’t even played. He missed most of the season rehabbing from wrist surgery, and he hurt his ankle while working his way back.

Edman didn’t play his first big league game this season until Aug. 19, three weeks after the trade.

“After the way the season started, to end up in this situation today is crazy,” Edman said. “The team welcomed me with open arms. Can’t wait to keep it going.”

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he was impressed with how much Edman was able to contribute after missing so much time.

“It’s a crazy trajectory,” Roberts said. “I can’t say enough about the front office being able to acquire him at the deadline. You know what he can do for us on the field and the clubhouse. It’s just amazing. I never imagined, once we acquired him, he’d hit fourth in a postseason came. But I trust him. The guys trust him. He’s made huge defensive plays for us and had huge hits. So I just very, very fortunate to have a player like Tommy.”

Friedman said the Dodgers had been trying to get Edman for years. His versatility was particularly attractive.

“Just a really good baseball player,” Friedman said. “(Shortstop Miguel) Rojas gets hurt and (Edman) goes from center field to shortstop. There aren’t a lot of guys own Earth who can do it at such a high level. He’s a really good baseball player. Just had his nose in the middle of everything we had going in the middle of the series.”

Earlier in the series, Edman suggested that his initial weeks with the Dodgers amounted to spring training. He said finally started to feel comfortable at the plate with some work he did in the break between the end of the regular season and the Division Series.

A switch-hitter, Edman has been deadly against left-handed pitchers.. He was 7 for 12 in the series against lefties, including his two big hits early in the game against Mets lefty Sean Manaea.

The Dodgers trailed 1-0 in the first when Edman reached for a sweeper over the outer half and yanked it into the left field corner, for a two-run double. That accounted for the only lead change in the entire six-game series.

Two innings later, Edman got a fastball from left-hander Sean Manaea at the top of the zone and he hit over the fence in center for a two-run homer to put the Dodgers up 4-1.