EVAN LONGORIA RUMORS

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria is expected to be fully healed for spring training after undergoing foot surgery in November, according to a report. Longoria had the surgery, which was considered minor, to help with the Morton's neuroma nerve condition on his left foot, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The foot injury hampered Longoria at times last season. "...

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria revealed he underwent surgery to remove a Morton's neuroma condition in his left foot this past November. Longoria, who hit a career-low .244 BA and led the Rays with 31 home runs, played with the painful condition which can impact feeling in the foot due to a benign growth putting pressure on the nerves. He managed only three stolen...

In this week's addition of Rays Roundup: Evan Longoria is coming into Spring Training 10-15 pounds lighter after changing his off-season workout routine, starting pitcher Alex Cobb says he's 100 percent, Sam Fuld gains the respect of fellow outfielder Matt Joyce, Matt Moore downplays his status as AL Rookie of the Year favorite and manager Joe Maddon's new contract is...

Earlier this week on Twitter, I was part of a discussion comparing Troy Tulowitzki and Evan Longoria, two of the best players in the game. I personally give Longoria a slight edge, but obviously Tulowitzki is great, too. If someone prefers him to Longoria, that is fine, and I could probably be talked in to it. What really spurs this particular post is the discussion we had about...

Aside from Darren Rovell vs everyone from Jaime Edmondson to Jimmy Traina to Evan Longoria, the biggest feud to emerge from Super Bowl week in Indianapolis saw John Dennis of WEEI in Boston squaring off with Ryen Russillo of the Scott Van Pelt Show on ESPN Radio once again. The battle between Dennis and Russillo goes all the way back to 2005 when Russillo worked in Boston and allegedly...

Is Evan Longoria looking at a potential MVP-caliber season? Rays beat reporter Bill Chastain answers that question and more in the latest edition of his Inbox.

For a pretty steep price, you can now guarantee yourself the autograph of your favorite player at FanFest. The Rays are calling it an “Exclusive Signing Opportunity.” And for $400, yes $400, fans can meet the player of their choice, without waiting in line, and have an object (that the fan provides) autographed. The Rays are only selling 15 of these per player, and it...

Evan Longoria’s latest commercial (video is below) is reminiscent of Fred McGriff’s “Tom Emansky” commercial. Longoria is endorsing a product called the “Hitting Jack-It,” which appears to be a hitting doughnut that can be used during batting practice. Interestingly, this comes after recent research shows that batting doughnuts might actually reduce bat speed. But what...

Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria dismissed a Twitter report that he was "disgruntled" with the team's financial situation. He also denied that he "would welcome" a trade, the St. Petersburg Times reported on Friday. "I don't have any idea where that rumor came from! It's completely false," Longoria told the newspaper in a text message. "I've said from the...

Below we have four different calls of Evan Longoria’s home runincluding the TV and radio calls for both the Rays and Yankees. We really get a sense of just how amazing and improbable last night’s game was. Two thoughts: 1) Our favorite part might be Dave Wills about one second before the pitch, when he says, “I’m ready to party, let’s go.”; and...