Official Site of the Rays · Sep 25, 2015
Longo reaches 20-HR mark for 7th time
Longoria's solo homer 0:47 9/24/15: Evan Longoria crushes a solo home run to left-center field, cutting the Rays' deficit to one run in the top of the 6th inning Longoria has now reached the 20-homer mark for the seventh time in his career. Only three other third basemen in Major League history have hit 20 home runs in seven of their first eight seasons: Eddie Mathews, Chipper Jones, and Scott Rolen.
"I think it's a testament to how durable he is and to how good a player he is," Rays hitting coach Derek Shelton said. "And he's done it in situations, in some difficult situations. But I think it's a testament to him, how much he's on the field, and how good a player he is."