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Evan Longoria was drafted by the Tampa Bay Rays with the 3rd pick of the 2006 amateur player draft out of Cal-State Long Beach. Rays fans knew as soon as they heard about this kid that he was going to be great. After spending two years in the minor leagues, Longoria hit a combined .301/.386/.534 with 44 home runs and 144 RBI, all before his 22nd birthday. Knowing what they had on ...

On April 3rd, every team in Major League Baseball has the same chance of taking home a division title and ultimately a World Series Championship. While one can assume that a team like the Washington Nationals won't have a snowball's chance of winning their division, there is always a team like the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays that seemingly come out of nowhere and take the world by surprise. The Rays are ...

Last year, expectations for the Tampa Bay Rays were sky-high. Here was a young team that the entire world got to see blossom during the playoffs. The phenom, David Price, was showcased to the baseball community with his killer strikeout of J.D. Drew during the American League Championship. Evan Longoria and B.J. Upton came out swinging during the playoffs; Upton hit the second most home runs in a single postseason with seven, and ...