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Evan Michael Longoria (born October 7, 1985), nicknamed "Longo", is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays. Formerly, Longoria was a star infielder for the Long Beach State University baseball team, the Cape Cod League MVP, and the Big West Co-Player of the Year. Longoria was drafted by the Rays in the first round as the third pick overall in the 2006 MLB Draft. After two full seasons in the minors, he made his major league debut for the Rays in , and was named to the American League team for the 2008 MLB All Star Game. Longoria was also named the 2008 American League Rookie of the Year on November 10. Longoria has also made the All-Star team three times, being selected from 2008 to 2010. Longoria had one of the biggest hits in Rays history when he hit a pinch-hit home run in extra innings of the last game of the 2011 season, snapping a tie with the Red Sox in the race for the American League wildcard spot and sending his team into the postseason. Longoria is considered by many to be among the best active third basemen in baseball, winning the Silver Slugger Award in 2009. He is also known for his acrobatic defense, winning two Gold Gloves at third base in 2009 and 2010. After signing a ten-year, 100 million-dollar contract extension through 2022, he has been named by many as the Rays "face of the franchise" and owns many of the franchise's records, including the team record for most career home runs, doubles, and RBIs. Longoria is Major League Baseball's active iron man leader, having played in 242 consecutive games through the end of the 2014 season. Longoria has fielded almost every game of his career at third base. He has played at shortstop once.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Evan Longoria fielding stats )〕〔http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/longoev01-field.shtml〕 ==Early life and High-school baseball career== Longoria's father is of Mexican descent and his mother is of Ukrainian descent.〔http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/about-evan-longoria/1108240〕 He attended St. Raymond Catholic School in Downey, California. St. Raymond did not have a baseball team. He graduated from Saint John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California. He was a two-year letterman in baseball and as a senior was a first team All-League selection. Longoria did not receive any scholarship offers to play college baseball. USC was the only program to consider him, but eventually backed out of recruiting him. At 6-foot-1 and 170 pounds, many baseball recruiters felt Longoria was too slim by Division I baseball standards. As a result, he attended Rio Hondo Community College during his freshman season before LBSU offered him a scholarship. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Evan Longoria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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