#10

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Full Name:
 

Evan Michael Longoria​

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Nicknames:

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“Longo"

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Born:  
   

October 7, 1985 

Downey, California

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Family:  

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Father: Mike 
Mother: Ellie 
Grandmother: Dorothy 
Spouse: Jaime Faith Edmondson @jaimeedmondson
 

His dad coached him when he started in the St. Dominic Savio church league (in Bellflower) at age 4 until high school. His father is a maintenance worker (primarily painting) in the Long Beach school district.
His mother Ellie works as a manager in a medical office.

He and his wife were married on December 31, 2015. His wife is 6 years older than him. She is an American model and was Playboy Playmate of the Month for January 2010. In 2002 she graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a degree in Criminal Justice. She is a former police officer and Miami Dolphins cheerleader. Edmondson appeared on The Amazing Race 14 with her friend and fellow Miami Dolphins cheerleader Cara Rosenthal, finishing in second place. Edmondson appeared in the music video for "This Ain't No Love Song" by Trace Adkins.

 

Friends:  

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Longoria remains close to a group of guys who have known one another since they were kids in California. The four of them have rubber bracelets with the word RAGE on them, representing the first letter in each of their names (Rudy, Adam, Gio, Evan) (Longtime friend Adam Lands).

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Good friends with Troy Tulowitzki. He slept on the couch in Tulowitzki's apartment during college. 

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Ken Ravizza was a sports psychologist who started working with him at Long Beach. 

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School:  

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St. Raymond Catholic School, Downey, California; 
(no baseball team)

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transferred to: 

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Saint John Bosco High School, Bellflower, California
Mascot: Braves
Coach: Kris Jondle

Rio Hondo Community College, California 
Roadrunners baseball
Coach: Mike Salazar

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transferred to:

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Long Beach State University 
49ers baseball (Dirtbags)
Coach: Mike Weathers 
Major: Kinesiology (switched to Criminal Justice)
Teammates: Troy Tulowitzki, Marco Estrada

Full roster

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Baseball Related:

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2006 - Played for the Chatham A's in the Cape Cod League.

 

2006 - Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (3rd overall).

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2008 - Signed a 6-year with the Tampa Bay Rays ($17.5 million).

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2008 - AL Rookie of the Year

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2008 - Lost in the World Series with Tampa Bay to the Philadelphia Phillies.

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2017 - Traded from the Ray to the San Francisco Giants for Christian Arroyo, Denard Span, Matt Krook, and Stephen Woods.
 

Extra:

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2010 - He and teammate (at the time) BJ Upton got into a heated exchange in the dugout.

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2011 - His 1967 black and white Camaro RS (valued at $75,000) and a Buick GSX (valued at $25,000) were stolen from an Arizona lot.

2011 - Longoria, David Price and Reid Brignac's rental property in Port Charlotte, Florida, was broken into, while they were away at the nearby Charlotte Sports Park stadium for a game. According to the St. Petersburg Times, police estimated $56,000 in lost property from the burglary. Among the stolen property was Longoria's AK-47 rifle.

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Longoria owns a restaurant in South Tampa called "Ducky's" which opened in December 2013. @DuckysTampa
 

Sample Heckles:

 

"​Hey Longo, I got food poisoning at Ducky's. I'm going to sue."

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Heckle him on twitter:

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@Evan3Longoria

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