Hot Info: Evan Longoria
: Rays 3B Evan Longoria hit his 27th home run on Thursday in a loss to the Tigers.
Even with a healthy Evan Longoria and Carl Crawford, the Tampa Bay Rays knew it would be a challenge to stay atop the AL East.
Oct 2 Tampa Bay Rays 3B Evan Longoria hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning of Game 1 of the ALDS Thursday, Oct. 2, in his first postseason at-bat.
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The Rays, who set a franchise record for victories in a season with their 71st, began Monday with a 4½-game lead over second-place Boston.
“You go around and there’s been a lot of guys who have helped us get to this point, some with limited playing time,” executive vice president of baseball operation Andrew Friedman said Monday after rookie All-Star third baseman Longoria joined Crawford on the 15-day disabled list because of a broken right wrist.
According to reports, the Rays elected to send him down to complete his development, citing his short 31 game stint in Durham and drawing comparisons to the seasons of two other highly-heralded 3rd base prospects.
He also leads AL third basemen with a.971 fielding percentage and had not missed a game since joining the Rays on April 12 from Triple-A Durham.
Evan Michael Longoria is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Longoria, called the “best pure hitter” among college players in the 2006 draft class by Baseball America, was given a $3 million signing bonus.
After just eight games with the Single-A Hudson Valley Renegades, Longoria moved up to the Visalia Oaks and impressed the organization with his quick success, hitting.327 with 8 home runs and 28 RBI in 28 games.
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Sep 25 3B Evan Longoria hit his 27th homer, most among all major league rookies.
Formerly, Longoria was a star infielder for the Long Beach State college baseball team, the 2005 Cape Cod League MVP, and the 2006 Big West Co-Player of the Year.
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Starting the year with Montgomery, Longoria hit.307 with 21 home runs and 76 RBI in 105 games for the Biscuits before a late season promotion to the Triple-A Durham Bulls.
Crawford, batting.349 with five triples during an 11-game hitting streak, was injured during his final at-bat on Saturday.
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